Chamba, Chamunda Devi Temple

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Chamba, Chamunda Devi Temple

This temple is dedicated to the goddess Chamunda in her terrific form. This temple is of a later class and is made in hill type architecture. It stands on small spur of Shah Madar hill. A beautiful and holistic view of Chamba town is obtained from the premises of the temple. It has pent-roof of ordinary type of temples in the area but has beautiful wood carvings preserved in it. In the ceiling several panels have been carved which make the temple artistically important. In those panels four-armed Shiva is standing wearing a tiger's skin, holding a trident and a cup in his two left hands and a damru in the upper right hand while the fourth one hands down. Then Yashodha while churning the butter milk and Krishana is trying to steal the butter. This scene has a lively representation in as much as Yashodha while churning the butter milk is seen looking backwards. The four armed Durga stands, holding a sword in her upraised rights hands and an object in the lower rights hand. The lion is in the background. She wears a mukut (crown) over her hand and other usual ornaments. Another hands shows Durga holding in her four hands a dagger and a sword, a shield and a trident. The lion is in the background. Besides, there are depiction of the goddess Mahishasuramardini, Vishnu and Ganesh.

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Chamba, Chamunda Devi Temple
Maa Chamunda and hir sister Bara Bali Mata. Mata always visit to her sister house once a year and when she coming to chamba from her house so there is a rain on that day and when she is going back to her house so there is a rain in chamba. Because there is a thinking of the old people of chamba behind this that the road should have to be clean when mata coming and going. Bera Mata visit only for 15 days and on 14th day there is a very big fair in chamba for celebrating the visit of Mata.

Chamba view
view of chamba from temple