| Temples & Legends Of Himachal Pradesh |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
CHAMUNDA NANDIKESHWAR |
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| The destruction of
the Daityas followed and the three worlds were relieved of the Daityas. Kaushika Devi
blessed Kalika Shakti and asked her to be seated at Jadrangal village and be known as
Chamunda. She would fulfil the desires of the needy persons. This mythological story is based on Devi Bhagwati, Markandey Puran and Durga Saptsati. There is another story about the siting of Chamunda. She was seated first on a higher mountain near a fort built by Raja Chandra Bhann of Kangra. A blind devotee of Chamunda pleaded with the Devi to shift to a lower place where he could go more easily. The Devi agreed and came down to the present lower site. The Chamunda Devi was installed in a cave. It is said the temple was built about 700 years back. The great earthquake of 1905, which had created havoc in this area, did not cause any damage to the temple. |
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