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Bhadrakali
Sign in to saveAlso known as Consort of Virabhadra, Bhadrakaali, Bhadra Kali, Bhadra Kaali
thumb|A 17th-century wooden sculpture of Bhadrakali from Kerala Bhadrakali () is a fierce form of the Hindu supreme goddess Adi Shakti. She is worshipped predominantly in the South Indian state of Kerala and Nashik.
Key facts
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type
- Hindu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image
- Goddess Bhadrakali.jpg
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption
- Goddess Bhadrakali, gouache on paper (ca. 1660–70)
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Bhadrakali
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.other_names
- Mahamaya
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon
- sword, trident, mace, discus, bow and arrow, noose, skull, rudraksha beads
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mount
- Vetala
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort
- Virabhadra
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.texts
- Shiva Purana, Kalika Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra
- oṃ bhadrakāl̤yai namaḥ
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.day
- Tuesday or Friday
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Devi
- Part of
- Adi Parashakti
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Virabhadra
- Occupation
- warrior
- Conflict
- Daksha yajna
- Image
- Goddess Bhadrakali Worshipped by the Gods- from a tantric Devi series - Google Art Project.jpg
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- Bhadrakali
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Legend
- Worship
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A 17th-century wooden sculpture of Bhadrakali from Kerala Bhadrakali () is a fierce form of the Hindu supreme goddess Adi Shakti. She is worshipped predominantly in the South Indian state of Kerala and Nashik.
In Vaishnavism, Bhadrakali is among the many epithets of Yogamaya, the internal potency of illusion of the preserver deity, Vishnu. In some Shaiva traditions, she accompanies Virabhadra, a form of Shiva, as manifestations of Shiva's wrath.
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