| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Sanskrit_literature gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Chandi_Path gptkb:Durga_Saptashati
 
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                                | gptkbp:chapter | 13 
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                                | gptkbp:containsStory | gptkb:Chanda_and_Munda gptkb:Kali
 gptkb:Mahishasura_Mardini
 gptkb:Shumbha_and_Nishumbha
 
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                                | gptkbp:date | circa 400–600 CE 
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                                | gptkbp:dedicatedTo | gptkb:Goddess_Durga 
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                                | gptkbp:firstCharita | gptkb:Madhu-Kaitabha_story 
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                                | gptkbp:genre | gptkb:poetry gptkb:religion
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy | gptkb:Swami_Jagadiswarananda gptkb:Ramakrishna_Paramahamsa
 gptkb:Bhaskara_Raya
 
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                                | gptkbp:influenced | gptkb:Shaktism gptkb:Tantra
 Hindu festivals
 
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                                | gptkbp:influencedBy | gptkb:Sanskrit_literature Puranic tradition
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Sanskrit 
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                                | gptkbp:mainDeity | gptkb:Mahadevi 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Markandeya_Purana 
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                                | gptkbp:prescribedRituals | gptkb:Chandi_Homa Durga Puja recitation
 Navaratri recitation
 
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                                | gptkbp:preservedIn | Palm-leaf manuscripts Printed editions
 
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                                | gptkbp:recitedBy | gptkb:Durga_Puja gptkb:Navaratri
 
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                                | gptkbp:region | gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:India
 gptkb:Nepal
 
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                                | gptkbp:scripture | gptkb:Shakta 
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                                | gptkbp:secondCharita | Mahishasura story 
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                                | gptkbp:significance | Core text of Shaktism Describes cosmic battles between good and evil
 Recited for protection and blessings
 
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                                | gptkbp:structure | Three episodes (Charitas) 
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                                | gptkbp:theme | Victory of the Goddess over evil 
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                                | gptkbp:thirdCharita | Shumbha-Nishumbha story 
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                                | gptkbp:verseNumber | 700 
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                                | gptkbp:worshippedIn | gptkb:Durga gptkb:Kali
 gptkb:Chandi
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Saptashrungi_Temple 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Devi Mahatmyam 
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