The Book of Kali

One of the most unconventional yet immensely popular deities in the Hindu pantheon. Kali essentially represents the dark and contrary aspect of the cosmos. Her naked form and association with violence, book and gore challenge the very concept of divinity. Yet, over the centuries, She has come to represent a whole gamut of conflicting images – from bloodthirsty ogress to benign goddess. So today while she is venerated as Chamanda, who verges on the macabre and grotesque. She is also adored in household shrines in one of her milder forms, Dakshina-Kali.