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The Tripura demons

Also called: Tarakaksha, Kamalaksha, Vidyunmali, Tripurasura

The three sons of Taraka who won from Brahma three flying cities of iron, silver and gold, built by the architect Maya, that could be destroyed only by one arrow at the moment they aligned; Shiva burned them with a single shot from a chariot made of the cosmos. Wikipedia's Bhimashankar page attaches a demon called Tripura to that shrine too.

Sources: Tripurantaka — Wikipedia; Bhimashankar Temple — Wikipedia · see The Tripura demons's web

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The Tripura demons received a boon from

Brahma (God) · The burning of the three cities
The three cities, destructible only by a single arrow when aligned.
Brahma (God) · The three cities burnt with one arrow
Cities destructible only by one arrow when aligned.

The Tripura demons slain by

Shiva (God) · The burning of the three cities
One arrow as the three cities align; Tamil tradition says with a smile.
Shiva (God) · The three cities burnt with one arrow

The Tripura demons blessed by

Maya Danava (Asura) · The burning of the three cities
Built the three cities; in the Bhagavata revives the slain in a nectar well.

The Tripura demons child of

Taraka (Asura) Shaiva · The three cities burnt with one arrow

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The burning of the three cities
Legend · as Taraka's three sons and their cities · 4 tellings
The three cities burnt with one arrow
Legend · as the three brothers · 2 tellings
The demon of the Sahyadri and the Bhima river
Temple legend · as the demon in Wikipedia's telling · 3 tellings

Cited

Tripurantaka — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Bhimashankar Temple — Wikipedia Encyclopedia