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Kali ( Sanskrit: काली, Bengali: কালী, both Kālī), also known as Kalika ( Bengali: কালিকা, Kālikā), is considered Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. The name Kali means "black", but has by folk etymology come to mean "force of time ( kala)". Despite her negative connotations, Kali
is today considered the goddess of time and change. Although sometimes
presented as dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of
annihilation still has some influence. More complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the "ultimate reality" or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (literally "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive Kali as a benevolent mother goddess.
Kali is represented as the consort of god Shiva, on whose body she is often seen standing. She is associated with many other Hindu goddesses like Durga, Bhadrakali, Sati, Rudrani, Parvati and Chamunda. She is the foremost among the Dasa-Mahavidyas, ten fierce Tantric goddesses.[1]
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Autel de Kali dans la campagne orissaise
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