Kali first appeared in the Sanskritic tradition in the "Devi Mahatmya" ("The Glorifications of the Goddess," 6th century C.E.). Many argue that she stems from the warrior-goddess Durga ...

Importantly, Thursday was the seventh day of Durga puja when the goddess is worshipped as Kalratri, one of the forms of Kali.

Visiting the Dakshineswar Kali Mata temple during Chaitra Navratri can be a deeply spiritual experience, though expect large ...

Durga is the embodiment of Shakti ... one's faith in themselves and in the divine. Mata Kali, the fierce and destructive aspect of the goddess, is often misunderstood as merely violent and chaotic.

Kali Chaudas is considered the day Goddess Mahakali defeated Asura king Rakthabija in a fierce battle. Kali Chaudas falls on the Krishna Paksh Chaturthi tithi of Kartik Month on the Hindu calendar, ...

She is also known as Durga, who is shown in images as having many weapons. This is intended to portray her as a goddess of energy. She is also seen as Kali, a goddess who is linked with the idea ...