Kālī through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Kali — Kalighat painting, 19th century. The black goddess, tongue out in shock at her own violence, garlanded with skulls.
Dancing Kali — Kalighat painting, 19th century. The goddess dances on Shiva's body, time and destruction made flesh.
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Kali Tantra — Folio from a book of iconography, LACMA. The fierce mother who destroys ego to liberate the soul.
Kali — Modern devotional image. The divine mother who is simultaneously the most terrible and the most compassionate.
