Her skin was of the deepest black, and hung loosely on Her bones. Kali emerged, naked except for a covering of tiger skin. Those demons who stood nearest the mighty Devi were consumed within the roaring rage of energy. The whole universe shook with the thundering roar of this powerfully terrible goddess. Kali – The Mighty Aspect of Goddess Durga From this concentration came Kali, the Terrible One. They laughed and shouted at the goddess’ dilemma. They rode on elephants and horse drawn chariots. Demons advanced on the goddess by the thousands. Full armies arose from the puddles of Raktabija’s blood. From each drop of blood a thousand more demons like him sprang up. Durga charged again and again Raktabija’s blood spilled everywhere. The battle between Raktabija and the Devi ensued. She switched goddess forms many time during battle, slaying demon soldiers as quickly as they advanced until all that remained was the demon-general. Armed with the weapons of the gods, Durga rode into battle on a tiger, her champion mount. She had protected them before and was obliged to do it again. The great and beautiful goddess Durga stepped forward. Who would rid the world of this monster? In desperation the gods turned to their Shakti (female energy) counterparts. The demons ravaged the earth and its inhabitants. The demon soldiers, led by Raktabija, came forth and the gods trembled with outrage. This boon, granted by Brahma, allowed Raktabija’s power to increase by a thousand every time a drop of his blood was spilled. Through the practice of austerities, Raktabija was granted a boon. The leader of this uprising was Raktabija, the demon-general. The demons rallied together to overthrow the gods and gain control of the earth. It happened once, that the world was threatened by the Asuras (demons). Let’s read a story as to why this happened. There are many stories with meanings and indications as to why the idol of kali is such,or rather,why her form is such. We may see the idol of Goddess Kali and wonder that why is she standing on top of Lord Shiva,with a tongue let out?

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