Vindhyavasini is another name for
Goddess Durga. Her name literally signifies 'the goddess who dwells in the Vindhyas.' Vindhyavasini is a very powerful goddess, with absolute power over life and death, pain and suffering, and blood and sacrifice. The village of
Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh is home to the
shrine of Vindhyavasini Devi, one of the most popular sites of goddess worship today.
At Vindhyachal, the goddess's most famous folk story centers around Dhyanu Bhagat, the great devotee who offered her his own head. The goddess restored Dhyanu Bhagat's head, thus establishing her love towards her devotees and how she would protect them.
