In A similar legend relevant to the beginning of Ayyappa, the demon Surpanaka earns the power to show anybody into ashes by his austerities. Mohinī (मोहिनी, “interesting girl”):—Title of one of many sixty-four mātṛs being worshipped all through Āvaraṇapūjā (“Worship with the Circuit of Goddesses”, or “Durgā’s Retinue”), based on https://www.youtube.com/@Mahavidyabaglamukhi