Kali Pujar Dhan mantra

Ma Kalir Dhan Mantra

Diwali: Festival of Lights and Kali Puja

 Kali Puja

Goddess Kali is the fearful and ferocious form of Mother Durga. She is usually shown with her feet on the chest of Lord Shiva and wearing a garland of skulls. She symbolizes the darker side of life and epitomizes strength or "Shakti." Kali is worshiped on the night of Kartik Amavasya in October/November. The day is also celebrated as Shyama Kali, the first 10 avatars of Devi Durga. The reason behind worshiping Kali is destroying all evil both that lies in the outside world and within us.

Kali, also known as Kalika, is a Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. The name Kali means "black", but has by folk etymology come to mean "force of time (kala)". Despite her negative connotations, Kali is today considered the goddess of time and change. Although sometimes presented as dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilation still has some influence. More complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the "ultimate reality" or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (literally "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive Kali as a benevolent mother goddess.

Kali is represented as the consort of god Shiva, on whose body she is often seen standing. She is associated with many other Hindu goddesses like Durga, Bhadrakali, Sati, Rudrani, Parvati and Chamunda. She is the foremost among the Dasa-Mahavidyas, ten fierce Tantric goddesses.