File:Yellow coloured Gopuram of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple.jpg
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English: Sri Chamundeshwari Temple is a Hindu temple located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysuru, Karnataka, India, the temple was named after Chamundeshwari or the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by the Maharaja of Mysuru, Chamundeshwari is called by the people of Karnataka as Naada Devi, which means state Goddess, it is situated at the elevation of around 3300 ft from the mean sea level, it is believed that Goddess Durga slayed the demon king Mahishasura on the top of this hill which was ruled by him, the place was later known as Mahishooru (Place of Mahisha), then the British changed it to Mysore and later Kannadized into Mysuru, the original shrine is thought to have been built in the 12th century by the Rulers of the Hoysala Dynasty while its tower was probably built by the Rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 17th century, Sri Chamundeshwari Temple is considered as a Shakti Peetha and one among the 18 Shakti Peethas. |
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