Editing Chamunda (section)

===Temples===
[[File:Baitala Deula Bhubaneswar 15.jpg|thumb|8th-century ''[[Baitala Deula]]'' in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]] dedicated to Chamunda]]
[[Image:Chamundi-hills.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Chamundeshwari Temple]] in [[Mysuru]], [[Karnataka]]]]
[[Image:Chamunda Devi Temple Jodhpur.jpg|thumb|upright|Jodhpur temple]]

* In the [[Kangra district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], around {{convert|10|km|mi}} west of [[Palampur]], is the renowned Chamunda Devi Temple which depicts scenes from the Devi Mahatmya, the [[Ramayana]] and the [[Mahabharata]]. The goddess's image is flanked by the images of [[Hanuman]] and [[Bhairava]]. Another temple, Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, also found in Kangra, is dedicated to Shiva and Chamunda. According to a legend, Chamunda was enshrined as chief deity "Rudra Chamunda", in the battle between the demon [[Jalandhara]] and Shiva.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
* In [[Gujarat]], two Chamunda shrines are on the hills of [[Chotila]] and [[Parnera]].
* There are multiple Chamunda temples in Odisha. The 8th-century [[Baitala Deula]] is the most prominent of them, also being one of the earliest temples in Bhubaneswar. The Mohini temple and Chitrakarini temple in Bhubaneswar are also dedicated to Chamunda. [[Kichakeshwari Temple]], near [[Baripada]]; and [[Charchika Temple]], near [[Banki, Odisha|Banki]], enshrine forms of Chamunda.<ref name="Orissa Review">{{cite journal |last1=Ghadai |first1=Balabhadra |title=Goddess Kichakeswari Temple at Khiching |journal=Orissa Review |date=September–October 2011 |page=27 |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2011/sep-oct/sep-octreview.htm}}</ref><ref name="Dinesh Das">{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Dinesh |title=Charchika shrine an old Shakti Peeth in State |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/state-editions/charchika-shrine-an-old-shakti-peeth-in-state.html |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=The Pioneer |date=10 October 2016}}</ref>
* Another temple is [[Chamundeshwari Temple]] on [[Chamundi Hill]], [[Mysore]]. Here, the goddess is identified with Durga, who killed the buffalo demon, [[Mahishasura]]. Chamundeshwari or Durga, the fierce form of [[Shakti]], a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by the [[Maharaja of Mysore]].
* The Chamunda Mataji temple in [[Mehrangarh Fort]], [[Jodhpur]], was established in 1460 after the idol of the goddess Chamunda — the Kuladevi and [[Iṣṭa-devatā (Hinduism)|iṣṭa-devatā]] ([[tutelary deity]]) of the [[Parihar (clan)|Parihar]] rulers — was moved from the old capital of [[Mandore]] by the then-ruler [[Jodha of Mandore]]. The goddess is still worshiped by the royal family of Jodhpur and other citizens of the city. The temple witnesses festivities in [[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]]: the festival of the goddess.
* Another temple, Sri Chamundeshwari Kshetram is near [[Andole–Jogipet|Jogipet]], in [[Medak]] District in [[Telangana]] State.
*Sree Shakthan Kulangara temple is one of [[Chamundeshwari Temple|Chamundeshwari]] temples. It is located in [[Koyilandy]], [[Kozhikode]] District in [[Kerala]].
*One Chamunda Mata temple is situated in [[Dewas]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], It is situated on a hill top named [[Dewas Tekri|Tekri]] above 300 feet. Chamunda Mata in Dewas is also called Choti Mata (the younger sister of Tulja mata, situated at the same hill top).<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Chamunda Tekri is centuries old|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/history-of-chamunda-tekri-is-centuries-old|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>