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Chamunda the Destroyer of Evil

Chamunda the Destroyer of Evil by Daniel Arrhakis (2021)

With the Music / Mantra : Om Aim Hrim Klim Devi Mantra 108 Times
Devi Bhajan: Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaye Vichche
SINGER: Anuradha Paudwal

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Chamunda also known as Chamundeshwari, Chamundi or Charchika is a fearsome form of Chandi, the Hindu Divine Mother Parvati and is one of the seven Matrikas (mother goddesses). She is identified with goddesses Parvati, Kali or Durga.
The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda, two monsters whom Chamunda killed. Chamunda embodies bareness and decay.
Chamunda was originally a tribal goddess, worshipped by the tribals of the Vindhya mountains in central India. These tribes were known to offer goddesses animal as well as human sacrifices along with rituals offering liquor.

Like images of Shiva in his dark form of Bhairava, such macabre images of the Goddess are common occupants of the exterior walls of temples. They appear both on shrines dedicated to Shiva and those to the Goddess herself.

The goddess is often portrayed as residing in cremation grounds or around holy fig trees. The goddess is worshiped by ritual animal sacrifices along with offerings of wine. The practice of animal sacrifices has become less common with Shaivite and Vaishnavite influences.

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A Creative mystic Hindu composition recreating Chamunda using sculptures images, stock images and images of mine, all modified for this work.

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Taken on: February 24, 2019

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