[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) › c5.808 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.808 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.808 - **Language:** English ### [c5.808](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.808) KANYĀ-KUMĀRĪ. ‘The virgin-damsel.’ A name of Durgā. Her worship extended to the southernmost extremity of India in the days of Pliny, and ‘Kumārī’ still appears in the name Cape Comorin. - [Previous: c5.807](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.807) - [Next: c5.809](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.809) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.808](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.808) · Pramāṇa