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There are several auspicious Durga Temples in India. Most of them have a fascinating legend or story behind. One can still hear the priests of these temples reciting the victorious tales of Devi Durga and enamoring the devotees. Honoring Maa Durga is not just limited to Durga Puja, Kali Puja or Vaishno Devi Puja. Our ancestors have established several beautiful temples so that all the forthcoming generations revere the glory and courage of all the incarnations of the beautiful Devi Durga – the Mahishasur Mardini (Destroyer of the Demon Mahishasur).
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The Durga temples are situated all throughout India. These temples are related to several incarnations of Devi Durga. All together, these temples elaborate the story of the all-pervading divine, which created the primordial source of energy through Maa Durga. Some of the famous Durga Temples in India are:
- Kalighat Temple, Kolkata
- Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu and Kashmir
- Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam
- Bhairabi Devalaya, in Tezpur, Assam
- Mansa Devi Temple, Churu, Rajasthan
- Kalkaji Mandir and Chattarpur Mandir, Delhi
- The Durga Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Chamundeswari Temple of Chamundi Hill, Mysore
- Bhadrakali Temple at Hanamkonda, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
- Bhagavathi Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
These are just a handful of the hundred thousand Durga temples in India. There are a few famous Durgas temples aboard also, the most famous being Bhadra Kali temple of Nepal. Each of the temples has a mythology or legend associated to it. These legends are so enchanting and lovely, that several books have been written on them.
Whether be Durga Pooja or Durga temple, the main purpose is to honor the Devi and her victory over Evil. This goddess is not a fiction of imagination or a character from the ancient leaflets and scriptures. Devi Durga epitomizes the ultimate woman whose brave and gallant actions save the entire heavens and world from Demons and yet is the beautiful wife of Lord Shiva and graceful mother of her four little children.
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