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Das means ten, maha means great, and vidya means wisdom. The Das Mahavidyas are considered forms of Divine Mother Kali, who is the first of the then Mahavidyas. Each Wisdom Goddess has her own name, story, quality, and mantras. Kali – the goddess who represents empowerment and destruction. Kali is  Adi  Mahavidya, the primary Mahavidya. She is the first and the foremost among the Mahavidyas. Even before the Mahavidya cult came into being, she was a major goddess with large following of devotees immersed in her mythologies, hymns and songs. She is not only the first but the most important of the Mahavidyas. It is said, the Mahavidya tradition is centered on Kali and her attributes. Kali is the epitome of the Mahavidyas. The rest of the Mahavidyas emanate from Kali and share her virtues and powers in varying shades. The  Saktisamgama-tantra says,“All the Mahavidyas, Siddhi-vidyas, Vidyas, and Upa-vidyas, are different forms that Kali assumes”. She is the exemplary Mahavidya

A Flame is burning in this Temple without any kind of Fuel or Wick. The Flame is Worshipped as Goddess Sri Jwalamukhi.In this place the tongue of the shakthi fell down and worshipped as Siddhida(Ambika).The bhairava is Unmatta Bhairav. Jwala Devi is one of the major 'Shakti Peethas' of temple in India. Jawalmukhi temple is one of the most visited temples in Himachal Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to Bhagwati Jwalamukhi who is the presiding in the form of flames. Due to this fact, the goddess is also referred as the 'Flaming Goddess', where eternal flames represent the deity Jwalamukhiji is most famous for the ceaselessly burning blue flame originating in the rock sanctum. The temple is amazingly perched on the ridge known as Kali Dhar. It has a vault and high pinnacles with a 3-feet deep square pit in the interior surrounded by a pathway around it. The temple came to be known as the Jwala Devi Mandir. There is no idol in this temple because the g