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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: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-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

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.

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Mother Kali

Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma).



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.



Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali



Durga Images