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It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions. | It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions. | ||
Brought to you by the [https://www.facebook.com/smashanakali SMASHANAKALI Facebook Page!] | |||
==Mother Kali== | ==Mother Kali== | ||
Mother Kali | Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma). | ||
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=Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali= | =Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali= | ||
Images of Kali on cremation grounds, especially. These icons are more brutal and frightening than the domestic Mother or amorous Lover graphics. | |||
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File:Kali-01.jpg|Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower | File:Kali-01.jpg|Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower | ||
File:Smashana-Kali-Devotee-Altar.jpg|Smashana Kali (on battlefield), devotee altar | |||
File:Smashana-Kali-Seated.jpg|Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit | File:Smashana-Kali-Seated.jpg|Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit | ||
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File:Smashana-Kali-Ravimishra085.jpg|Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration] | File:Smashana-Kali-Ravimishra085.jpg|Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration] | ||
File:Smashana-Kali-P.-C.-Biswas-Calcutta.jpg|Smashana Kali by P.C. Biswas, West Bengal, Calcutta, ca. 1880–85; from the [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849495 Metropolitan Museum website] | |||
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=Warrior | =Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali= | ||
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<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;"> | <gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;"> | ||
File:Kali-Raja-Ravi-Varma.jpg|Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Wikipedia] | File:Kali-Raja-Ravi-Varma.jpg|Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1910; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Wikipedia] | ||
File:Kali-Jackwood-Carving-17th-century.jpg|Carving in Jackwood of Kali from 17th century; Kerala, India; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration] | |||
File:Kali-Battle-Goddess-01.jpg|Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings; from [https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Posters-Picture-Aesthetic-16%C3%9724inch/dp/B0DDQ244V6 amazon] | File:Kali-Battle-Goddess-01.jpg|Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings, modern art, fiction?; from [https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Posters-Picture-Aesthetic-16%C3%9724inch/dp/B0DDQ244V6 amazon] | ||
File:Kali-League-of-Extraordinary-Gentlemen.jpg|The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor | File:Kali-League-of-Extraordinary-Gentlemen.jpg|The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor | ||
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File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-02.jpg|The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction | File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-02.jpg|The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction | ||
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=Durga Images= | |||
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File:Durga-Statue-India-01.jpg|Durga statue, India; "Carved sculpture of Goddess Durga in Mahishasur Mardini avatar at Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat, BHARAT (India)" from [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873436791477013&set=pb.100064321016345.-2207520000&type=3 Ancient Hindu Facebook page] | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:36, 22 February 2025
AUM! OM! OM! OM! I am forever YOURS, oh my great and wonderful LOVE! I dedicate myself forever and always to your explosive beauty and your terrifying horror!
It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions.
Brought to you by the SMASHANAKALI Facebook Page!
Mother Kali
Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma).
Kali surrounded by phases of a girl's and woman's life; from devotees website: Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration
Kali nursing; modern; from Etsy
Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali
Images of Kali on cremation grounds, especially. These icons are more brutal and frightening than the domestic Mother or amorous Lover graphics.
Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower
Smashana Kali (on battlefield), devotee altar
Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit
Smashana Kali (Cremation Grounds Goddess), traditional from a blog; also features Shiva
Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration
Smashana Kali by P.C. Biswas, West Bengal, Calcutta, ca. 1880–85; from the Metropolitan Museum website
Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali
Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1910; from Wikipedia
Carving in Jackwood of Kali from 17th century; Kerala, India; from devotees website: Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration
Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings, modern art, fiction?; from amazon
The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor
A demon temple for thuggees; "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" film (fiction), still
The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction
Durga Images
Durga statue, India; "Carved sculpture of Goddess Durga in Mahishasur Mardini avatar at Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat, BHARAT (India)" from Ancient Hindu Facebook page
