Temples
Temples devoted to Chandi are located in many places including the following:
- Gandaki Chandi, Gandaki near Pokhara, Nepal. (Shakti Peethas)
- Mangal Chandika, Ujjaani, West Bengal. (Shakti Peethas)
- Saptashrangi Temple, Vani, (Maharashtra). (Ashtadasa Bhuja Mahalakshmi)
- Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai (Maharashtra). (Three separate images).
- Hemadpanthi Chandika Devi Mandir, Katol (Maharashtra).
- Vaishno Devi temple, Khatra, Jammu and Kashmir. (Three Pindas (stones)).
- Katak Chandi Temple, Cuttack, Orissa. (Four armed).
- Ashtadasa Bhuja Mahalakshmi temple, Skandhashramam, Salem, Tamil Nadu.
- Mangal Chandi temple, Guwahati, Assam.
- Mangal Chandi temple, Chandithala, Kolkata.
- Chandi Devi Temple, Neel Parvat, Haridwar
- Chandi Mandir, Chandigarh. The city of Chandigarh (lit. "fort of Chandi") derives its name from this temple.
- Chandi Mata Mandir Machail, Kishtwar,J&K Sphire valley Paddar
- Chandi Mata Mandir Chinnot, Badherwah,J&K
- Anandavalli Temple, Panchetti, Gummudipoondi, Chennai - The Durga Sapthasathi yantra has been installed by Sage Agastya in this temple.
- Hedavde Mahalaxmi Mata, Maharashtra
- Chandika Devi Mandir, Malgund, (Ratnagiri) (Maharashtra) *Short drive from the famous Ganpatipule Mandir.
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