కాళికాదేవి

Kālī (సంస్కృతం: काली, మూస:IPA-sa; Bengali: কালী; పంజాబీ: ਕਾਲੀ; తమిళం: காளி; Telugu: కాళికాదేవి), also known as Kālikā (సంస్కృతం: कालिका, Bengali: কালিকা), is the Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. "She who destroys". The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" (as in time has come). Hence, Kāli 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 Shākta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatārini (literally "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive Kāli as a benevolent mother goddess.

కాళికాదేవి
The goddess Kali
goddess of Time, Change
దేవనాగరి	काली
తమిళ లిపి	காளி
Bengali script	কালী
సంప్రదాయభావం	Devi, Mahavidya
ఆవాసం	Cremation grounds
మంత్రం	Om Krīm Kālyai namaḥ , Om Kapālinaye Namah, Om Hrim Shrim Krim Parameshvari Kalike Svaha
ఆయుధం	Scimitar
భార్య	Shiva
వాహనం	Jackal

Kālī 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.