Form · Shakta · North India

Vaishno Devi

Also called: Vaishnavi, Mata Rani, Sherawali, Trikuta

The goddess of the cave on Trikuta mountain above Katra in Jammu, worshipped as three natural rock pindis, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati; a virgin, vegetarian goddess tied to Vishnu.

Sources: Vaishno Devi (Wikipedia); Yatra: A Guide to the Holy Pilgrimage of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board) · see Vaishno Devi's web

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Vaishno Devi dwells at

Trikuta mountain (Place) Shakta · Vaishno Devi and Bhairon Nath
The cave of the three pindis.

Vaishno Devi form of

Durga (God) Shakta · Vaishno Devi and Bhairon Nath
Popular images show her as Durga on a lion.

Vaishno Devi slew

Bhairon Nath (Mortal) Shakta · Vaishno Devi and Bhairon Nath
Beheads him as Mahakali and then grants him his boon.

Vaishno Devi worshipped by

Pandit Shridhar (Mortal) Shakta · Vaishno Devi and Bhairon Nath
Her host at the feast and finder of the cave.

Stories 1

Vaishno Devi and Bhairon Nath
Local story · as the girl of the mountain · 2 tellings

Cited

Vaishno Devi (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia
Yatra: A Guide to the Holy Pilgrimage of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board) Temple tradition