I recently visited the Stater Museum, Bhopal.
Statue
of Chamunda, circa 11th century A.D., discovered in Chaurasigarh,
Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. On display in the State Museum, Bhopal,
India.
The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda , two monsters whom Chamunda killed. She is closely associated with Kali, another fierce aspect of Devi. She is sometimes identified with goddesses Parvati, Chandi or Durga as well. The goddess is often portrayed as haunting cremation grounds or fig trees.
Chamunda, also known as Sachchi Mata, Chamundi,
Chamundeshwari and Charchika, is a fearsome aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother and one of the seven Matrikas
(mother goddesses). She is also one of the chief Yoginis,
a group of sixty-four or eighty-one Tantric goddesses, who are attendants of the warrior goddess Durga.
The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda , two monsters whom Chamunda killed. She is closely associated with Kali, another fierce aspect of Devi. She is sometimes identified with goddesses Parvati, Chandi or Durga as well. The goddess is often portrayed as haunting cremation grounds or fig trees.
(Text based on
information in Wikipedia)
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