The great Goddess Devi Mahishasurmardini DURGA shakti of all gods created from the energies of all male gods for the purpose of slaying the buffalo demon Mahisha who had conqured the world.
Matrika group comprises of Brahmani,Vaishnavi,Maheshwari,Kaumari,Varahi, Narsinghi, Indrani and Chamunda.These shaktis sprung from the bodies of each god and having the form of each approach chandika with whatever arms, ornaments,ayudh and vhiecles a god possessed.In that form did the shaktis go to fight the asur.
Among all two of them became very popular one was Mahishasurmardini Durga and the other Chamunda also known as Kali.She is said to have emanated from the forehead of Ambika for killing Chanda and Munda.She also helped Ambika and other mother goddesses in killing the asur Raktbija.
A good number of examples we found in Temples sculptures of HADOTI Region..