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A TEMPLE FOR KANNAKI |
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| The legend of
slaying of Daruka is peculiar to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere it is the demon
Mahishasura whom Durga killed. When Kamsa tried to kill the daughter of Yasoda presuming
that she was born to Devaki the girl escaped from his hand and flew towards the sky,
giving a warning that a boy had already been born to kill him. She was none other than
Durga, also called Kali or Mahakali. In the course of the Mahabharata war, on the advice
Of Krishna, Arjuna prays to Durga for easy victory. Here she is called Kumari, Kapali,
Kapila, Bhadrakali and Chandi. As there are different
idols, their descriptions from text to text - some say Durga has four arms, sixteen and so
on. One of the local songs describes Goddess of Kodungallur as the Kali of Kurambakavu
name has stuck. Even here we do not have a do description of her form. It is casually
mentioned she carried a sword in her right arm and a Kapala in her left. |
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