Back شاندي Arabic চণ্ডী Assamese चण्डी AWA Chandi BCL চণ্ডী Bengali/Bangla Chandi BS Chandi French चण्डी Hindi Chandi Croatian ಚಂಡಿ Kannada
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| Chandi | |
|---|---|
The fiery destructive power of Shakti | |
| Member of The Eight Matrika | |
 Newari portrayal of Chandi | |
| Devanagari | चण्डी |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Caṇḍī |
| Affiliation | Mahalakshmi, Mahadevi, Adishakti, Durga, Dhandai Devi |
| Mantra | ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे om aim hrīm klīm cāmuṇḍāyai vicce |
| Mount | Lion |
| Consort | Samhara Bhairava |
Chandi (Sanskrit: चण्डी, IAST: Caṇḍī) or Chandika (IAST: Caṇḍika) is a Hindu deity. Chandika is another form of Mahadevi, similar to Durga.[1] Chandika is a powerful form of Mahadevi who manifested to destroy evil. She is also known as Kaushiki, Katyayani, Asthadasabuja Mahalakshmi and Mahishasuramardini.
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