Kali

Glossary

Also known as Dakshina Kalika, she is a Hindu goddess and aspect of Shakti and is regarded as the destroyer of evil forces and master of time, death and change. She is a principal deity of the Kulamarga tradition in Shaktism and Tantric Shaivism. From the Sanskrit word kali, meaning “fullness of time.”

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Kali%newline%Also known as Dakshina Kalika, she is a Hindu goddess and aspect of Shakti and is regarded as the destroyer of evil forces and master of time, death and change. She is a principal deity of the Kulamarga tradition in Shaktism and Tantric Shaivism. From the Sanskrit word kali, meaning "fullness of time."

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Kali”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kali/
MLA	“Kali.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kali/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Kali. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kali/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)