'''కాళికాదేవి''' '''{{IAST|Kālī}}''' ({{lang-sa|काली}}, {{IPA-sa|kɑːliː|IPA}}; {{lang-bn|কালী}}; {{lang-pa|ਕਾਲੀ}}; {{lang-ta|காளி}}; {{lang-te|కాళికాదేవి}}), also known as '''{{IAST|Kālikā}}''' ({{lang-sa|कालिका}}, {{lang-bn|কালিকা}}),isఅనంత theశక్తిదాయిని [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[goddess]] associated withఅయిన eternalహిందూ energyదేవత. "She who destroys". Theకాళిక nameపేరు Kaliకాల comesఅనగా from ''kāla''నలుపు, which means blackకాలం, time, death, lord of deathమరణం, [[Shivaశివుడు]].Kaliమొదలైన means "the black one"అర్ధాలున్నాయి. Sinceశాక్తీయులు Shivaఈమెను isతాంత్రిక called [[Kāla]] - the eternal timeదేవతగా, Kālī,బ్రహ్మజ్ఞానాన్ని hisకలిగించేదిగా consort, also means "Time" or "Death" (as in time has come)ఆరాధిస్తారు. 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 [[Tantra|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]].<ref>http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2011/08/in-veneration-of-nallurs-vira-ma-kali.html</ref>
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]], [[Dakshayani|Sati]], [[Rudrani]], [[Parvati]] and [[Chamunda]]. She is the foremost among the [[Mahavidya|Dasa Mahavidyas]], ten fierce Tantric goddesses.<ref>Encyclopedia International, by Grolier Incorporated Copyright in Canada 1974. AE5.E447 1974 031 73-11206 ISBN 0-7172-0705-6 page 95</ref>
