Photograph of the Chamoondee (Chamundi) temple with an idol car in the foreground, near Mysore, Karnataka. The temple is the oldest at Mysore, believed to have been built in the twelfth century. Its gateway with its pyramidal tower or gopuram was completed in 1827. The shrine itself is a small structure with a small porch. Outside the temple is the chariot used during ceremonies to carry the statue of the goddess. It is adorned with the lion which is her mount.

The granite hill overlooking the town of Mysore is called Chamundi Hill after the goddess enshrined in the temple near its summit. Chamundi, the slayer of the demon Mahishasura, is a form of the mother goddess Shakti