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LLM3100643 Kali, goddess of destruction. Illustration for Las Supersticiones De La Humanidad by Jose Coroleu (F Seix, 1881). Chromolithograph of exceptional quality.

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PFH2635346 Kali is the Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. 'She who destroys'. The name Kali comes from kala, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means 'the black one'. Since Shiva is called Kala - the eternal time, Kali, his consort, also means 'Time' or 'Death' (as in time has come). Hence, Kali is 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. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies, as well as Shakta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (literally 'redeemer of the universe'). Kali is represented as the consort of Lord 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.

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PFH2635273 The Kumari Bahal is the residence of the so-called 'Living Goddess'. The building was erected about 1760-62 by King Jayaprakasha Malla in order to accommodate the Kumari Devi, or 'Virgin Goddess', supposed to be the living incarnation of goddess Taleju. Designed more like a house than a temple, the Kumari Bahal is built around a central courtyard, called Kumari Chowk, the 'Courtyard of the Kumari'. The most notable feature of the building is its wooden windows, expertly carved with a profusion of ornaments and deities. Each day in the afternoon, large crowds gather in the courtyard to witness the Kumaris short appearance at her window, accompanied by a female guardian or priestess.

PFH2635345 Kali is the Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. 'She who destroys'. The name Kali comes from kala, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means 'the black one'. Since Shiva is called Kala - the eternal time, Kali, his consort, also means 'Time' or 'Death' (as in time has come). Hence, Kali is 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. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies, as well as Shakta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (literally 'redeemer of the universe'). Kali is represented as the consort of Lord 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.

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SBA492729 Statue of Kali is the Hindu goddess associated with empowerment, shakti. Wat Lok Molee is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The temple is situated on the north side of the north moat surrounding the old part of the city, about 400 meters west of the Chang Phuak city gate.

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PFH1188805 Thillai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram or Chidambaram temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple as it stands now is mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries CE, with later additions in similar style.

PFH1188803 Thillai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram or Chidambaram temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple as it stands now is mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries CE, with later additions in similar style.

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PFH2635270 Kali is the Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. 'She who destroys'. The name Kali comes from kala, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means 'the black one'. Since Shiva is called Kala - the eternal time, Kali, his consort, also means 'Time' or 'Death' (as in time has come). Hence, Kali is 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. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies, as well as Shakta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (literally 'redeemer of the universe'). Kali is represented as the consort of Lord 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.

WAG451585 Kali performs a complex role in Hindu mythology: on one hand, she is associated with darkness and annihilation; on the other, she is seen as a benevolent mother goddess. These two aspects can be seen in this ivory figure. Kali is depicted with four arms, cradling a thunderbolt. Her face is smiling, yet human heads decorate the garland around her neck and her headdress and serpents coil behind her legs and over her shoulders.

PFH1188804 Thillai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram or Chidambaram temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple as it stands now is mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries CE, with later additions in similar style.

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XDM1071176 Lhamo, the Himalayan Buddhist form of the Hindu death goddess Kali.

PFH2635414 The towering Taleju Temple was constructed in its present form by Mahendra Malla in 1559 to house the Mallas family goddess Taleju Bhavani, a manifestation of the ferocious Kali or Durga. Unusually, there is no image or statue of her in the main shrine; instead she is represented by a yantra, a magical diagram. The temple reaches a height of 35 metres, making it the highest temple in the Kathmandu Valley. Such height was necessary in order to enable Taleju to 'communicate spiritually' with another Taleju temple in Bhaktapur, which was located at a slightly higher elevation. Aside from its unusual height, the temple was given a unique design, with a five-tiered base covered by a three-tiered, richly ornamented roof.