Durgâ : goddess whose name means
"The Unattainable"; She is another form of Pârvatî,
Shakti
of Shiva. Her vehicle is a lion, sometimes a tiger. She is often represented two-armed, but She can take
many other forms, such as Kâlî (even more awful),
Châmundâ (same name as one of the Sapta
Mâtrikâ), or Mahishâsuramardinî, whose
the sixteen arms show the unlimited power. This latter form is very frequently represented in Tamil Nadu,
fighting and killing the buffalo-demon Mahîshâsura. Therefore, Durgâ is the female power of destruction
of Shiva