Chandi
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Chandi is a fierce and powerful warrior aspect of the Hindu goddess Devi, associated with the destruction of evil and protection of the righteous.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chandi canonical | 8 |
| Chandi Path | 1 |
| Chandi di Var | 1 |
| Goddess Chandi | 1 |
| Kameshwari | 1 |
| goddess Chandi | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
aspect of Devi ⓘ warrior goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
battle
ⓘ
righteous anger ⓘ Shaktas ⓘ
surface form:
shakti
victory over demons ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Devi Mahatmya
ⓘ
surface form:
Devi Mahatmya tradition
Shaktism ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
annihilation of adharma
ⓘ
upholding dharma ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
eastern India ⓘ |
| defeated |
Mahishasura
ⓘ
asura armies ⓘ |
| epithet |
Chamunda
ⓘ
Mahishasuramardini ⓘ |
| festival |
Durga Puja
ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
fierce
ⓘ
powerful ⓘ |
| hasRole |
destroyer of evil
ⓘ
protector of the righteous ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
holding weapons
ⓘ
multiple arms ⓘ terrifying expression ⓘ |
| isAspectOf |
Devi
ⓘ
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Durga
Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
|
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the fierce one ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Devi Mahatmya
ⓘ
Markandeya Purana ⓘ |
| mount |
lion
ⓘ
tiger ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual | recitation of Devi Mahatmya ⓘ |
| textualForm | Chandi Path ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow and arrows
ⓘ
sword ⓘ trident ⓘ |
| worshipForm | Shakta tradition ⓘ |
| worshippedAs |
form of Devi
ⓘ
form of Durga ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chandi di Var
this entity surface form:
Kameshwari
this entity surface form:
Chandi Path
subject surface form:
Chandi Mandir
this entity surface form:
Goddess Chandi
subject surface form:
Chandi Mandir
this entity surface form:
goddess Chandi