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Artisan making an idol of goddess Kali at Kumortuli, Kolkata. During Kali Puja (like Durga Puja) worshippers honor the goddess Kali in their homes in the form of clay sculptures and in pandals (temporary shrines or open pavilions). She is worshipped at night with tantric rites and mantras.
Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas, a group of goddesses who provide liberating knowledge.
Vivekananda's prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar is an event which occurred in September 1884 when Swami Vivekananda (then known as Narendranath Dutta), following the suggestion of Ramakrishna, went to the Kali temple of Dakshineswar with the intention to pray for financial welfare, but ultimately prayed for pure knowledge, devotion and renunciation.
In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: Kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.
Mahakali (Sanskrit: महाकाली, romanized: Mahākālī) is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism.She is also known as the supreme being in various tantras and Puranas.
Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. [1] The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. [2]
The ten mahavidyas, Rajasthan. Top: Kali. Second row (l->r): Bhairavi, Bhuvaneshvari, Tara. Third row (l->r): Bagalamukhi, Shodashi, Chhinnamasta. Last row (l->r):Kamalatmika, Matangi, Dhumavati. Kali The goddess who is the ultimate form of Brahman, and the devourer of time (Supreme Deity of Kalikula systems). Mahakali is of a pitch black ...
Thanthania Kalibari is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, first of the ten Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. [1] One of the oldest Kali temples in Kolkata, Maa Kali is worshipped here as "Maa Siddheshwari". [2]