Kali

Kali is a Hindu goddess associated with time, transformation, destruction, and power. She is worshipped in several Hindu traditions, especially Shaktism.

Shaktism: A Hindu tradition that regards the goddess Shakti as supreme. Kali is worshipped as a supreme form of the goddess within this tradition.
Shakti: The divine feminine power understood as the dynamic energy of the cosmos. Kali is understood in Shakta traditions as a manifestation of this cosmic power.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple: A nineteenth-century Kali temple on the Hooghly River near Kolkata. Its association with Ramakrishna made it a prominent center of Kali devotion.
Durga: A Hindu goddess who protects the cosmos and defeats forces threatening its order. Durga and Kali are closely related forms of the goddess, with distinct roles and imagery.
Mahavidya: A group of ten forms of the goddess in Shakta traditions. Kali is the first and often central figure among the ten wisdom goddesses.
Devi: The Hindu goddess understood as the supreme feminine divine or as a form of it. Kali belongs to the many forms through which Devi is worshipped.
Kalighat Kali Temple: A major Kali temple in Kolkata and one of the Shakta pilgrimage sites called Shakti Peethas. Its rites and pilgrimage traditions are among the best-known forms of public Kali worship.
Parvati: A Hindu goddess associated with marriage, fertility, and power, and a consort of Shiva. Parvati’s gentle forms contrast with Kali’s fierce manifestations, though traditions connect them.
Kali Puja: A Hindu festival dedicated to Kali, especially prominent in Bengal. This festival makes Kali’s worship central through nighttime rites and offerings.
Hindu cosmology: The diverse Hindu accounts of the universe, its cycles, and its ultimate reality. Kali’s association with time and destruction draws on cyclical accounts of cosmic change.

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