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Indian Culture Quiz: Mythology, Music & Cinema
The deity here is said to have been born by the sea shore and to have spent her life in devotion to lord Rama. Rama however refused her as he was born in that avatar to be with Sita. Therefore he promised this deity that he would appear as Kalki in the Kali yuga and take her as a bride. He asked her in the meantime to perform tapas and gave her weapons and an army of monkeys and a lion as protection. Who?
The legend of Vaishno Devi describes her being born by the seashore and devoting herself to Lord Rama, who refused her since his avatar was meant for Sita, and promised to marry her as Kalki in the Kali yuga. The monkey army and lion as protectors are part of the Vaishno Devi tradition. The other temples (Attukal, Kamakhya, Kali Ghat) have different associated legends.