This style of Kali depiction is probably one of the most familiar forms of Hindu deific representation to many of us here in the West. It's remarkably prevalent - and along with it comes a curiously insistent similarly 'pop-culture' perspective as to what's represented there within. To paraphrase the sort of thing I'm referring to … Continue reading On The True Meaning Of Kali Standing Above Shiva – The ‘Dark’ Devi Uber Alles
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Kali Jayanti
A ROARING COMES ACROSS THE SKY - FOR IT IS (SRI/MAHA) KALI JAYANTI ; THE KAALASHTAMI NIGHT OF SHRAVAN MONTH JAI MAHAKALI ; KALISMRITI - REMEMBER DEATH So what is this observance of Kali Jayanti? Well, the Sanskrit term "Jayanti" has multiple simultaneous meanings. In one sense, it is an auspicious and religiously important birth-date. … Continue reading Kali Jayanti