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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.
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.
The Infernal Names is a compiled list of adversarial or antihero figures from mythology intended for use in Satanic ritual. The following names are as listed in The Satanic Bible (1969), written by Church of Satan founder Anton Szandor LaVey . [ 1 ]
She is generally considered to be a benevolent mother goddess, but also slays evil beings in her form of Kali. In goddess-centric traditions, Parvati is considered to be a complete incarnation of Adi Parashakti. Her abode is at Kailasha. [16] Avatars. Durga, the goddess of strength, the slayer of Durgamasura and Mahishasura
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 ...
Without the Thugs' sacred service, Kali might destroy all mankind: "It is God who kills, but Bhowanee has [a] name for it." "God is all in all, for good and evil." "God has appointed blood for [Bhowanee's] food, saying 'khoon tum khao': feed thou upon blood. In my opinion it is very bad, but what can she do, being ordered to subsist upon blood!"
It is not uncommon to find the names Kali and Kalaratri being used interchangeably, [3] although these two deities are argued to be separate entities by some. [4] Kali is first mentioned in Hinduism as a distinct goddess around 300 BCE in the Mahabharata , which is thought to have been written between the 5th and 2nd centuries BCE (with ...
Kali, Hindu goddess, destroyer of evil forces; Kali (Bulgarian singer), professional name of Galina Dimitrova Ivanova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer; Kali (demon), Hindu mortal demon, source of all evil; Kali (footballer), nickname of Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, (born 1978), Angolan former footballer