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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 aspe...

Tara- second maha vidhya(she protects us in ocean when we pray to her)

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Tara is the second of the Dasamaha Vidyadevathas, about whom there are some interesting mention in scriptures. She solves troubles of devotees when they pass in oceans. First is about the formation on this earth with all facilities for humans animals and insects to live comfortably both on earth and in water. When the two Asuras Madhu and Kaitabha were killed, the fragments of their bodies formed the base for the land mass of our Earth and there was nothing except water and barren land. Sun was created by the efforts of Tara and Dakshineshwar Tara produced light , energy and heat through her powers, which became the source for the Sun. She created a tremendous air flow from her breath, which hit the energy bodies and led to their union. The increasing source of energy inside the water gave the required boost to the appearance of the eternal sun. Surya was told that he has to give his life-giving sun rays to the world and give life to all beings, by staying at one place and pro...