Chandraghanta

Also known as Chandra-Ghanta, Chandrakhanda, Chandika, Rannchandi

Chandraghanta () is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as the destroyer of demons and protector of her devotees. She is the third of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the third day of Navaratri.

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Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type: Hindu
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image: Chandraghanta Sanghasri 2010 Arnab Dutta.JPG
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption: Murti of Chandraghanta
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name: Chandraghanta
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation: Avatar of Durga and Parvati
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.god_of: Destroyer of demons
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra: piṇḍajapravarārūḍhā caṇḍakopāstrakairyutāprasādaṁ tanute mahyaṁ candraghaṇṭeti viśrutā
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon: trishula, lotus, gada, kamandalu, sword, bow, arrow, japamala, abhayamudra, jnana mudra
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort: Shiva as Chandrashekara
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mount: tiger
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.planet: Venus

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== Legend == According to Shiva Purana, Chandraghanta is the shakti of Shiva in the form of Chandrashekhara. There are two legends associated with Chandraghanta: