Chamundi represents an aspect of Mother's energyShe has three eyes and eight hands ;Trident -Conch Shell;Mace -Pasam palagha -shield;Arrow- Disk Rope; She is seated on Her vehicle which is a buffalo. Her left foot is resting on a demon who is praying to Her. Chamunda (Sanskrit: चामुण्डा, Cāmuṇḍā), also known as Chamundi, Chamundeshwari and Charchika, is a fearsome aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother and one of the seven Matrikas (mother goddesses). 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. The goddess is worshipped by ritual animal sacrifices along with offerings of wine and in the ancient times, human sacrifices were offered too. In Hindu scripture Devi Mahatmya, Chamunda emerged as Chandika Jayasundara from an eyebrow of goddess Kaushiki, a goddess created from "sheath" of Durga and was assigned the task of eliminating the demons Chanda and Munda, generals of demon kings Shumbha-Nishumbha. She fought a fierce battle with the demons, ultimately killing them. Goddess Chandika Jayasundara took the slain heads of the two demons to goddess Kaushiki, who became immensely pleased. Kaushiki blessed Chandika Jayasundara and bestowed upon her the title of “Chamunda", to commemorate the latter's victory over the demons. According to a later episode of Devi Mahatmya, Durga created Matrikas from herself and with their help slaughtered the demon army of Shumbha-Nisumha. In this version, Kali is described as a Matrika who sucked all the blood of the demon Raktabija. Kali is given the epithet Chamunda in the text. Thus, the Devi Mahatmya identifies Chamunda with Kali. In Varaha Purana, the story of Raktabija ; here each of Matrikas appears from the body of another Matrika. Chamunda appears from the foot of the lion-headed goddess Narshmi. Here, Chamunda is considered a representation of the vice of tale-telling . The Varaha Purana text clearly mentions two separate goddesses Chamunda and Kali, unlike Devi Mahatmya. According to another legend, Chamunda appeared from the frown of the benign goddess Parvati to kill demons Chanda and Munda. Here, Chamunda is viewed as a form of Parvati. Matsya Purana tells a different story of Chamunda's origins. She with other matrikas was created by Shiva to help him kill the demon Andhakasura, who has an ability - like Raktabija - to generate from his dripping blood. Chamunda with the other matrikas drinks the blood of the demon ultimately helping Shiva kill him. Chamunda, not the other matrikas of sipping the blood of Andhaka. Having drunk the blood, Chamunda's complexion changed to blood-red. The text further says that Chamunda does a dance of destruction, playing a musical instrument whose shaft is Mount Meru, the spring is the cosmic snake Shesha and gourd is the crescent moon. She plays the instrument during the deluge that drowns the world.
in kanya pooja ten year old girl is deemed as ''subhadhra''this worship renders all auspicious happenings in the family; she gives comfort to the devotees; kolam from pachai karpuram;ayudha kolam drawn; trident,mace etc lotus and marukkozhunthu leaves for archana; akkaara-vadisal-sakkarapongal as naivedhyam; vasantha raga songs to be sung; kolattam can be played navaavarana keerthanas can be sung;
in north india they worship sidhdhaathrias a form of parvathi today on the ninth day; adhparasakthi is worshipped by 33crores of celestials;she has four arms and seated on a lotus ;even in kasi(benares)they worshi ''sidhaathri on the ninth day; people begin their ''giri valam'' (perambulation of mountain in tiruvannaamalai in tamil nadu only after worshipping chamundi kept at the foot of the mountain; there is a shrine for chamundi at poovanur near nagaippattinam in tamil nadu; worship of chamundi will banish evil effects of ,black magic,billi, sunyams,apasmaraka etc ;they will get victory in legal tangles;
