A myth about male arrogance and how the goddess Durga was invoked to defeat demons who never conceived a female could best them.
Tag: Kali
Hats off to Chinnamasta
On the surface, one of the fiercest Goddess images in Tantra is Chinnamasta, a Goddess who is often compared with Kali, the Goddess of Time/Chaos/Entropy. From the… Read more “Hats off to Chinnamasta”
Lila, Cosmic Love Play
Cosmology refers to a tradition’s beliefs concerning the origins of the universe. Cosmologies are often religious, but they don’t have to be… for instance, the accepted cosmology… Read more “Lila, Cosmic Love Play”
Bones, Thugs and Kali
In India, from as early as the mid 1300s to the mid 1800s, bands of men would rob and murder unarmed travelers. Known collectively as the Thuggees… Read more “Bones, Thugs and Kali”