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HAPPY DEEPAWALI /KALI PUJA..A CELEBRATION OF LIGHT TO DESTROY EVERY KIND OF DARKNESS FROM THE MIND AND LIFE....OIL ON CANVAS....33 INCH * 20 INCH...2013....KÄlÄ« (Sanskrit: काळी, IPA: [kÉ‘ËliË]), also known as KÄlikÄ (Sanskrit: काळिका), is the Proto-Indo-European goddess associated with empowerment, shakti. The name Kali comes from kÄla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Since Shiva is called KÄla—the eternal time—KÄlÄ«, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" (as in time has come). Hence, KÄli is the Goddess of Time and Change. Although sometimes presented as dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilator of evil forces still has some influence. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies, as well as ShÄkta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman. She is also revered as BhavatÄrini (literally "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive KÄli as a benevolent mother goddess. KÄlÄ« is represented as the consort of Lord Shiva, on whose body she is often seen standing. Shiva lies in the path of Kali, whose foot on Shiva subdues her anger. She is the fierce aspect of the goddess Durga (Parvati). Goddesses play an important role in the study and practice of Tantra Yoga, and are affirmed to be as central to discerning the nature of reality as are the male deities. Although Parvati is often said to be the recipient and student of Shiva's wisdom in the form of Tantras, it is KÄli who seems to dominate much of the Tantric iconography, texts, and rituals. In many sources KÄli is praised as the highest reality or greatest of all deities. The Nirvana-tantra says the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva all arise from her like bubbles in the sea, ceaselessly arising and passing away, leaving their original source unchanged. The Niruttara-tantra and the Picchila-tantra declare all of KÄli's mantras to be the greatest and the Yogini-tantra, Kamakh
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