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Kollur Mookambika

कोल्लूर् मूकाम्बिका
Also known as: Kollūr Mūkāmbikā, Karnataka Devi, Shakti Pitha

About

The presiding deity of the Mookambika Temple in Kollur, Karnataka. A form of the goddess who is said to have defeated the demon Mookasura. The temple is located in the Western Ghats. Represents knowledge, power, and the divine mother.

Attributes

Shakti PithaKarnatakaMookasuraWestern Ghats

Symbols

LionTrishulaLotusSwayambhu linga
Consort
Shiva
Vahana (Mount)
Lion

Associated Mantras

Om Mūkāmbikāyai Namaḥ
Mookambika Stotram
Devi Mahatmya

Festivals

NavaratriMookambika Temple festival

Scriptures

Devi MahatmyaTemple legends

Regions Worshipped

KollurKarnatakaKerala

Iconography

Goddess with a swayambhu linga. Seated on lion. Holds trishula and lotus. Crowned, three-eyed.