
The Devimahatyma states that Goddess Mahamaya appeared from the energy of all Gods. When she was given weapons to destroy Mahisha she became Goddess Durga.
There are temples dedicated to Goddess Mahamaya in Jammu and Kashmir , Kerala, Gujarat , Assam ... in fact in almost in all regions in India .
The form of Mahamaya worshipped varies from region to region but closely resembles one or more of the forms of Goddess Shakti.
Mahamaya is also used as a prefix before important incarnations of Goddess Shakti – thus we have Goddess Mahamaya Kalika and Goddess Mahamaya Kamika.
In simple terms, Goddess Mahmaya is an attempt by human mind to capture that which is beyond definition, imagination or that power without which not even a single atom moves.