[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.345 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.345 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.345 - **Language:** English ### [c5.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.345) CHANDĀ, CHANDĪ. The goddess Durgā, especially in the form she assumed for the destruction of the Asura called Mahisha. - [Previous: c5.344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.344) - [Next: c5.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.346) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.345) · Pramāṇa