Kali: The dark mother

Kali: The Dark Mother

Kali is the ferocious mother goddess, she is a very powerful goddess in the Hindu religion. She was brought to this world by Devi Mahatmya by a composition that was made in the 5^th-6^th century AD. She was supposedly born from the brow of the Durga Goddess, this was at the time when there were many battles against the evil forces. As the legend goes after Kali was born she got so into the battle that she started to destroy everything in sight. Her features resemble a fierce createure with four arms. In  many pictures she is holding a sword in one hand and a head of a demon in the other. Her earings resemble two cut off heads, her necklace also resembles skulls of animals. Her attire is made out of human hands. Her facial features are very unique, her eyes are blood red with her tongue stuck out. Kali’s eyes are very important because they represent the models of time, past, present and future. She is known for devouring time. The reason why people worship her is because she is the goddess of time and death, both aspects very important to the Hindu religion.