The designation of Chandi or Chandika is used twenty-nine times in the Devi Mahatmya, which is agreed by many scholars to have had originated in Bengal, the primary seat of the Shakta or Goddess tradition and tantric sadhana since ancient times.tymology [edit]. Caá¹á¸Ä« or Caá¹á¸Ä«ika is the name by which the Supreme Goddess is referred to in Devi Mahatmya. Bhaskararaya, a leading authority on matters concerning Devi worship, defines Chandi as 'the angry, terrible or passionate one'.
Catania (Italian: [kaËtaËnja]) is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea. It is the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, one of the ten biggest cities in Italy, and the seventh largest metropolitan area in Italy. The population of the city proper is 315,601 while the population of the conurbation is estimated to be 767,003. The metropolitan city has 1,115,310 inhabitants.
4. Etna. Located on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania, Etna is the tallest active volcano in Europe, visible also from the moon. It recorded very large lava flow and, from ancient times, it is considered a sacred mountain.ampedusa, the largest of the Pelagian Islands, is the southernmost part of Italy. Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione are the three main islands of the archipelago, also called in Italian Isole d'alto mare . Lampedusa is located about 200 km from the coast of Sicily, between the island of Malta and Tunisia.