WikiVisually
The entire wiki reimagined as a visual magazine with video discovery · Watch your interests come alive
WikiVisually
The entire wiki reimagined as a visual magazine with video discovery · Watch your interests come alive
Nature The World Movies USA Top Art Fine & Rare History Ivy & Inquiry
Kali
Videos
Kali, also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death, and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahav
Kali by Raja Ravi Varma
Kali by Raja Ravi Varma
A Tamil depiction of Kali, 12th century, National Museum of India
A Tamil depiction of Kali, 12th century, National Museum of India
Mahakali, goddess of time and death, depicted with a black complexion with ten heads, arms and legs.
Mahakali, goddess of time and death, depicted with a black complexion with ten heads, arms and legs.
In Bengal and Odisha, Kali's extended tongue is widely seen as expressing embarrassment over the realization that her foot is on her husband's chest.
In Bengal and Odisha, Kali's extended tongue is widely seen as expressing embarrassment over the realization that her foot is on her husband's chest. Above: idol of Kali at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple.
Shiva
Videos
Shiva, also known as Mahadeva and Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism.
Kali
…stay at places of death and destruction. In original depictions, Kali was often pictured in a cremation ground or battlefield standing on the corpse of Shiva, which symbolized her manifestation as Shakti. Kali represents the goddess embracing and encompassing the grim worldly realities of "blood, death and…
Statue of Shiva at Shivoham Shiva Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka
Statue of Shiva at Shivoham Shiva Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka
A depiction of Somaskanda with a dancing Skanda in the middle of Parvati and Shiva.
A depiction of Somaskanda with a dancing Skanda in the middle of Parvati and Shiva.
An ancient sculpture of Shiva at the Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra. 6th century CE
An ancient sculpture of Shiva at the Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra. 6th century CE
The Pashupati seal discovered during excavation of the Indus Valley archaeological site of Mohenjo-Daro and showing a possible representation of a "yo
The Pashupati seal discovered during excavation of the Indus Valley archaeological site of Mohenjo-Daro and showing a possible representation of a "yogi" or "proto-Shiva" figure as Paśupati (Lord of the Animals" c. 2350–2000 BCE