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Kali , Kalika or Mahakali is a
major goddess
of Hinduism
. She
is
the
goddess
of
death,
time
and
change. This
beautiful
form
of Adishakti
is
the
black,
fierce
and
fearful
form
of
Durga Mata,
which
originated to
kill the
demons
. He
is
especially worshiped
in Bengal , Odisha and Assam
. Kali is
also
considered
one
of the
ten
Mahavidyas
of the
Shakta tradition The
right
Pindi
in Vaishno
Devi
is
of
Mata
Mahakali
only.
Kali'
is
derived
from Kaal or time which
makes
everyone
its
grass. This
is
the
form
of
Mother
which
is
going
to
destroy
but
this
form
is
only
for
those
who
are
of
demonic
nature,
who
have
no
mercy. This
form
is
going
to
make
good
win
over
evil,
so
Maa
Kali
is
well-wisher
and
worshipable
of
good
people. She is
also
called Mahakali
.
According
to
Hindu
mythology, Shumbha
and
Nishumbha were
two
demon
brothers
who
were
the
sons
of
Maharshi Kashyapa and Danu and brothers
of Rambha , Namuchi , Hayagriva , Swarabhanu , Daityaraj , Karambh ,
Kalketu
and Vaprichiti
. Her
story
is
described
in
Devi
Mahatmya.
Devraj
Indra once killed Namuchi
. Enraged ,
Shumbh-Nishumbh snatched
Indrasan
from
him
and
started
ruling. Meanwhile Parvati killed Mahishasura and
both
of
them
were
eager
to
take
revenge
from
her. He
placed
a
condition
in
front
of
Parvati
that
she
should
either
marry one
of
them or
get
ready
to
die. Parvati
said
that
whoever
defeats
me
in
the
war,
I
will
marry
him. There
was
a
fight
with
both
of
them
and
both
were
killed.
Apart
from the
Shakta
sect of
Sanatan
Hindu
religion, Kali
is
also
worshiped
in Tantric
Buddhism
and
other
sects. Tantric
Buddhism worships yoginis , dakinis
with
terrifying
forms
such
as
Vajrayogini
and
Krodhakali.
Krodhakali (other
names:
Krodikali,
Kalika,
Krodheshwari,
Krishna
Krodhini,
etc.)
is
called
Troma
Nagmo
(in
Old
Tibetan:
ཁྲོ་མ་ནག་མོ་,
Wylie:
khro
ma
nag
mo).
Guru
Gobind
Singh, the tenth
Guru
of the
Sikhs ,
composed
a
famous
book
called Chandi
Di
War
.
The
practice
of
pilgrimage
to Saint
Sara (or,
Sarala
Kali)
in
European
countries
probably went
from
India
to
Europe
with the
Roma
people
in
the
Middle
Ages.
Some
people
in
the
western
world
worship
Kali
in
a
modern
form. These
people
are
mainly feminists or
followers
of
the
'New
Age'. But
the
form
in
which
they
consider
Kali
does
not
match
with
the
Sanatan
Hindu
belief
at
all.
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