KALI!

                        
OH MY GOODNESS! LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS AN ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASS! Introducing Kali, A Hindu goddess with a taste for blood, literally! In a few of the stories about her in hindu mythology, Kali actually gets drunk on the blood of the slain. She also dances on them! Gosh, if this is how she reacted when she won a battle, what would she do if she lost? By the way, the dude Kali is standing on isn't a slain enemy, it's her HUSBAND! His name is Shiva, and for those who are wondering, NO, this is not domestic violence. It symbolizes their co-dependence.
You may have noticed Kali's chic and styling necklace! You may be wondering, 'What beads are on that gorgeous necklace?' Dear reader, they are not beads, they are actually severed heads! You may also notice that she is holding another severed head in one of her four hands. She has her tongue rolled out, her hair wild and tangled, and raises her weapon, with blood and corpses in the background! Pretty impressive, if you ask me! 


     
Kali can be depicted in two forms: Kali, as you saw her in my first picture, or Mahakali, who is shown in pictures as having ten heads, ten arms and ten legs. Mahakali is the greater form of Kali. 
     
One famous story about Kali ( my favorite ) is the legend in which she slays the demon Raktabija.
Durga and her assistants continually try to destroy the demon Raktabija. No matter how they tried to kill him, no matter what  weapons they used, nothing worked. in fact, they actually made things WORSE!  For every drop of blood of Raktabija that was spilled, Raktabija produced a clone of himself. As you may have guessed, this made destroying the demon a lot harder.  Durga, in dire need of help,      ( obviously), summons Kali. Kali kills Raktabija by sucking all the blood out of his body. That may be one of the most disgusting things i can picture in my mind, along with some dude getting eaten by a wendigo. After sucking the troublesome demon dry, she puts all the demon clones into her incredibly large mouth ( it would have to be, to hold all those demons ). Kali, always up for a good time, dances on the corpses of the slain.  She is pleased with her victory, and is celebrating. Talk about a great day!


 

Your probably waiting for the BIG QUESTION, but i'm not so sure it applies here. Does Kali exist? I have no idea. What i DO know is that she must be the toughest goddess i've learned about yet!
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Avigail