Sri Chamundeshwari Temple,Mysore

Significance
The Chamundeshwari Temple is a Hindu sanctuary situated on the highest point of Chamundi Hills around 13 km from the castle city of Mysore in the territory of Karnataka in India. The sanctuary was named after Chamundeshwari or Durga, the furious type of Shakti, a tutelary god held in love for quite a long time by Mysore Maharajas.

History
Named after goddess Chamundi, the Chamundeshwari Temple sits on the primary slope. The fundamental slope itself includes an antiquated stone stairway of 1,008 stages prompting its summit. Around most of the way to the summit is statue of bull Nandi, the vahana, or "vehicle" of Lord Shiva, which is 4.9m tall and 7.6m long and cut out of a solitary bit of dark rock. Around this point, the means turn out to be fundamentally less steep and in the long run the climber is compensated with an all encompassing perspective of the city.

The Temple has a quadrangular structure. A key component is the statue of Mahishasura bearing a sword in his correct hand and a cobra in the left. Inside the sanctuary's sanctum stands an etched delineation of Chamundeshwari. She is situated with her correct foot rear area squeezed against the least of the seven chakras. This with folded legs yogic stance echoes the stance of Lord Shiva. Admirers trust this capable yogic stance, if aced, gives an additional dimensional perspective of the universe.

Since the beginning of the Maharajahs of Mysore, the symbol of goddess Chamundi has been carried on an embellished elephant as a major aspect of the festivals in the yearly Dusshera celebration.

From the pinnacle of the Chamundi slopes, the Mysore Palace, the Karanji Lake and a few littler sanctuaries are obvious. Huge numbers of the sanctuaries were developed by individuals from Shirdi Sai Baba movement.

Legend
According to a legend, the asura Mahishasura (ruler of the city that is right now known as Mysore) was slaughtered by goddess Chamundeswari (likewise called Chamundi) after a wild fight. The goddess is additionally called Mahishasura Mardini.

As indicated by folklore, this rough slope was known as Mahabalachala. Two antiquated sanctuaries possess the slope, the Mahabaleshvara and the Chamundeshvari; the Mahabaleshvara Temple on the slope is the more established of the two and is a position of journey. The auto celebration and 'Teppotsava' are held there.