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Bhadrakali
Sign in to savethumb|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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- Etymology
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- Worship
- References
- Further reading
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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.