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Goddess Chamundi / Chandi

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MahaKali Chandi Chamundi Goddess Chamunda also known as Chamundeshwari, Charchika and Rakta Kali is a fearsome form of Chandi, the Hindu Divine Mother Durga and the leader of the seven Matrikas(mother goddesses) is also the Goddess of War and epidemics /pandemics of pestilent diseases, famines and other disasters. Goddess Chandi is in fighting form, Goddess Chamundi Blesses people of a land for prosperity, usually prayed by the kings/people.  When you pray to  Kali, she eliminates us from ego, gives us power to conquer/rule lands. When she is prayed for knowledge of brahman she gives us ultimate supreme knowledge. She is possesive of her devotee, finally leads them to moksha. She is also one of the chief Yoginis, a group of sixty-four or eighty-one Tantric goddesses, who are attendants of the warrior goddess Durga. [3] The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda, two monsters whom Chamunda killed. She is closely associated with Kali, another fierce aspect of Parvati.

Goddess Chinnamasta - pray to conquer lust

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The sixth of the Dasa Mahavidyas, is the most awe inspiring Devata. Not only in Hindu Tantra but Chinnamastā finds herself prominent in the pantheon of Tibetan Tantric deities as Vajravairochani. Her stunningly ferocious imagery naturally invokes fear and trepidation, matched only by the effects that her sadhana can cause to a seeker. In Tibetan Buddhism , She is also referred to as Chinnamunda, who, some scholars believe is a form of Vajravarahi. The term vajra denotes an indestructible purity and is often added as a prefix to the names of different spiritual beings. One of the earliest texts which mention Chinnamasta is the Hindu Chinnamastākalpa and the Tantrasara. A less ambitious application of Chinnamastā sadhana is for nullifying the effects of Rahu as a graha. Probably the most important center of Chinnamastā worship in India exists in Rajarappa in the state of Jharkhand where the idol is made of Gomedh. The two small goddess on either side represents the iccha shakti(