Mookambika

Mookambika
AffiliationSaraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati
FestivalsNavaratri

Mookambika (Sanskrit: मूकाम्बिका, Tamil: மூகாம்பிகை, Kannada: ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕೆ,Tulu ಅಪ್ಪೆ ಮೂಕಂಬಿಕೆ, Telugu మూకాంబికా,Malayalam: മൂകമ്പിക ) is a Hindu goddess, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess of Hinduism. She is regarded to be the form of shakti, the divine feminine energy, that represents creativity and ingenuity. She is widely worshipped in the states of Karnataka-Tulunadu, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Her most important abode is the Mookambika Temple located in Kollur village in Udupi district of Tulunadu that is coastal Karnataka.