Agni Durga is a manifestation of Goddess Durga in Hindu religion. This is a unique form of Mother Goddess Shakti as she has three eyes like Shiva. The description of her form is given in Agamas. She takes her name from her brilliant complexion like the lightning.
Vehicle or Vahana of Agni Durga is a lion.
She has eight hands and they hold disc, sword, shield, arrow, noose and goad. Two hands are in varada and tarjani mudra (blessing and warning).
A unique feature of the image of Agni Durga is that she is usually depicted along with two celestial women. They stand by her sides and hold sword and shield in their hands.
This is a fierce form of Goddess Durga. She is basically worshipped for getting protection from enemies.
There are no known temples that is exclusively dedicated to Agni Durga. She is found as minor deity in certain Goddess Shakti temples. She is also depicted on many temple walls in painting and also in pillars in sculpture form.
There is an Agni Durga temple located at Karamogaru, Gurpura, Mangaluru (very rare - no idea much about the temple). The shrine is on the banks of Phalguni River.
Why Are There No Temples for Agni Durga?
Some scholars believe that temples dedicated to Agni Durga were not widely built because her immense, fiery energy is considered too powerful and intense to be contained within a physical structure. This perspective suggests that her potent divine force, much like lightning itself, cannot be localized to one specific place. Instead, her presence is acknowledged in a more diffuse manner, through depictions in sculptures and paintings, or as a secondary deity in temples dedicated to other forms of the Goddess Shakti. This allows devotees to honor her without attempting to confine her overwhelming power.
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