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Kali
is the Hindu
goddess of
destruction,
regarded in
western culture
as an evil
deity, but
in the philosophy
of the east
she is symbolic
of an integral
part of existance
in the world
of maya, or
illusion.
Ultimately,
as conceived
in Hindu history,
Kali is the
bringer of
death and
annihilation.
She holds
in two of
her four arms
a sword and
a severed
head, displaying
her role as
the inescapable
bringer of
mortality.
The word 'kali'
is the feminine
form of the
Sanskrit word
for 'time'
and like time
itself, Kali
makes all
things possible
and all things
fleeting.
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