Kali, Durga, Shakti

Statues - Sculptures

Statue represents Kali, the wrathful form of Parvati, Shiva's wife. She holds in each of her ten arms different implements which she uses to battle evil. Kali generally is represented without clothing, with a garland of severed heads around her neck.
Kali's task is to battle evil, and in one story, she gets so caught up in destroying evil that she starts destroying everything near her, in a murderous rampage. Shiva, her consort, is so alarmed that he throws himself under her feet to stop her. She puts one foot upon his chest, and her tongue protrudes in astonishment. Here, the Goddess experiences enlightenment at the moment she steps on Shiva.

Kali, the goddess of time, change, death and destruction. Standing upon the body of Shiva, to whom she is consort, she is shown with four arms. In her right, she carries a trident and a sword, while in her left she holds a severed head, who`s blood she collects in a bowl below.

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