Hindu Goddess Kali Statues (hand-painted)

	Many Armed Kali Brass Statue with Slight Defect in Finish 9" high and 7 3/4" wide and 3 1/2" deep Created with fantastic attention to detail, this brass Kali statue displays the many-armed Kali attacking a demon with all of her wrath; terrible to behold, with her many arms splayed to her sides and her face contorted in wicked glee. But despite this terror for which she is known, Kali has now come to be revered often as a motherly goddess. Her terrifying nature and the destruction she sews provides all with the changes needed to achieve transformation and prosperity. Celebrate the duality of Kali with this statue, depicting her in her most raw and famous image. The defect is in the gold overlay on the elephant. It's a small problem, about the size of a dime, that's not very visible. Regularly: $139.00 With defect: $99.00 Add To Cart #AZ-SKAL9
	New! Mini Brass Kali Vajrayogini 3 inches high This little brass statuette portrays Kali in the full duality of her role in Hindu culture. Both a destroyer and the goddess of time and change, she is shown here almost as a goddess of fertility, hinting at the way destruction is necessary for change and new growth. With her many arms carrying the weapons for which she is known, she has one foot upon the her consort, Shiva; a scene well known in the most famous legend of Kali, where after defeating the demon that had undone Shiva she danced upon the corpses of the fallen. Regularly: $17.00 Sale Price: $14.00 Add To Cart #AZ-SKAL3
	Mini Kali Statue 4 inch Hand Painted fired Ganges Clay and resin. This intricately detailed and hand painted statue is a real work of close-up art and exquisitely rendered down to the golden nose ring multi-armed Kali sports. Fully worth the price for this carefully crafted, stand alone piece just a bit bigger than the palm of your hand. Quality for small spaces where you need a little fierceness or to protect an entryway. $10.00 Add To Cart #SS-MK
	Goddess Kali Bangladesh 8 inch Hand painted resin statue. Here the Goddess repents after stepping on the Lord Shiva. -details and more photos here- $35.00 Add To Cart #SS-KALB
	Kali Brass Miniature 3 inches high Brass metal statuette of the fierce Goddess Kali depicting the famous legend in which Kali kills the demon Raktabija, and danced upon its many corpses. Known as a goddess of destruction, she is a powerful goddess of time and change, and is often revered as such. Place this statue in your home or upon your altar in reverence of the powerful Goddess. $17.00 Add To Cart #AZ-SKSD3
	Kali Curtain in Multi-Color Tie Die Kali Curtain is 100% Cotton 44 inches by 88 inches (1.1 meters by 2.23 m) All cotton curtain with sewn hanging loops in bright purple colored fabric with black design. The Goddess Kali presides here, at the point of Her enlightenment. This Curtain may also be hung from your wall as a banner or backdrop behind your Altar. Length may vary slightly, because each piece is handmade. Embellishments around the edges of the curtain dress it up. $19.00 Add To Cart #OM-CT17TD
	Kali Tie Die Tapestry Bedspread / Wall Decor Multi Color Tapestry - 72" x 108" 100% hand-loomed cotton - Twin Bed Size. This tapestry can be used for a wall hanging, a table cloth, a bed spread, furniture throw, curtains, altar cloth, hung from the ceiling, home decor, and more. $19.00 Add To Cart #OM-TP17TD
	Hindu Goddess Kali Vajrayogini Statue and Miniature Ivory Look Resin Statue More images of these two statues here. 2.5 inches $14.00 Add To Cart #SO-MSVJ 4.25 inches $36.00 Add To Cart #SO-MSVJL
	Kali Yantra Black Statue 6 inches high by 4 inches wide by 2.5 inches deep Flat Black resin and Ganges Clay mixture, painted and hand finished. Detailed image that's subtle in Her fierceness due to the uniform black color. This image comes from the Dakinshawar Kali Temple, a place of pilgrimage where enlightenment has been found by several Spiritual Masters in Calcutta, India. -details on this statue here- $31.00 Add To Cart #SS-KYAN
	New! Kali Ma Magnet Here we find the traditional depiction of Kali, the Hindu goddess of time, change, death and destruction. Standing upon the body of Shiva, to whom she is consort, she is shown with four arms. In her right, she carries a trident and a sword, while in her left she holds a severed head, who`s blood she collects in a bowl below. This 2 inch by 3 inch magnet presents a fierce imagine of feminine power, as well as a potent reminder of the inevitability of time and change. $4.00 Add To Cart #AZ-EME716
	Kali Pendant Reversible with Om Symbol on Back .75 inches x 1.25 inches high $5.50 Add To Cart #OM-PDT26
	Kali Sticker 2.25 inches x 3 inches high $1.50 Add To Cart #OM-KAS01

Kali is part of the Circle of Goddesses Candle Shrine. Circle of Goddesses

Kali is a ferocious form of the Divine Mother, who sent her to free the gods from the dominion of the demonic forces. Kali is the goddess of time and of the transformation brought about by the death (Kala) of the ego and of the human personality. Kali represents the spiritual transformation that eliminates the attachments to mundane life and removes the avidya (ignorance) that makes us fear death.

This fearsome Goddess purges us of fear, anger and jealousy. Invoking Kali is a path to destroying evil - both in the outside world and within ourselves. The legend goes that long ago the demons, disturbed the peace of Indra, the king of gods, and his empire (heaven). After extensive and endless battles, the gods lost all hope and the demons became stronger.

The gods took refuge in the Himalayas, the holy mountains, and sought protection from Mahamaya Durga. Kali, born from Durga's forehead, was created to save heaven and earth from the growing cruelty of the demons. Along with Dakini and Jogini, her two escorts, she set on her way to end the war and kill the devils.

There was chaos all around. After slaughtering the demons, Kali made a garland of their heads and wore it around her neck. In the bloodbath, she lost control and started killing anyone who came her way. The gods started running for their lives. The only source of protection seemed Lord Shiva, Durga's consort.

Seeing the endless slaughter, Shiva devised a plan to save the world. He lay down in the path of the rampaging Kali. When the Goddess unknowingly stepped on him, she regained her senses. The well-known picture of Ma Kali, with her tongue hanging out, actually depicts the moment when she steps on the Lord and repents.
That momentous day has been celebrated ever since.

Kali, also called Shyama Kali, is the first of the 10 avatars (incarnations) of Durga. Kali Puja is performed essentially to seek protection against drought and war, for general happiness, health, wealth, and peace. It is a tantrik puja and performed only at midnight on Amavasya (new moon night) in November.

VAJRAYOGINI: Vajrajogini is in a class of deities called dakinis. Dakinis are the female consorts of the herukas, wrathful and semi-wrathful male deities. They can also be considered the feminine aspect of one's innate nature. Dakinis can be human, or non-human and are able to travel through air.

Vajrajogini manifested herself to the great Pandit Mahasiddha Naropa (956-1040 A.D.). She has supernatural wisdom and power and can assist the Vajrayana practitioner in eliminating obstacles to practice. She can even confer the siddhi (power) of liberation and omniscience.

Vajrajogini holds a kartri (kartika) in her right hand. As a ritual artifact it symbolizes disintegration of all matter and the cutting of worldly bonds. In Tibet, this is the knife used to cut up corpses to feed to the vultures in "sky burials". In her left hand she holds a skull cup. She wears a garland of severed heads and rides upon corpses. Vajrajogini is surrounded on all sides by the burning grounds. She is nude, though covered with many ornaments.

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Worshipped and even feared within the Hindu faith, Kali is widely revered as the Hindu Goddess associated with eternal energy, and the consort of Shiva. With her very name derived from the word Kala, which means black, time, and death, it is understandable why Kali was often feared. As the Goddess of time and change, she is frequently viewed as a force that results in the decay and destruction of all things, and as such was often portrayed as a violent figure of annihilation.

One of the most famous legends for which she is known involves her slaying of the demon Raktabija. Legend holds that Durga and otherwise struck out at this demon, but every wound spilt the demon`s blood, which in turn created a duplicate of this wicked demon, leaving the Goddess and her fellows outnumbered. It was then they called upon Kali. Kali came forth and caused terror in all who viewed her. Clad in the skin of a tiger and a necklace of skulls, she wielded many weapons but did not use them to defeat Raktabija. Instead she drank the demon`s blood, and consumed him and all of his duplicates, leaving them dead as she danced upon the corpses of the fallen, including her consort Shiva.