File:Detail of the statue of the Hindu Goddess Kali (Sri Veeramakaliamman temple) (4620131519).jpg

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Description This is one of the Hindu statues that impacted the most: Kali (feminine form of Sanskrit kala, "time" or "dark" consort of the Hindu god Shiva). She is frequently depicted as a black, laughing, naked hag with blood-stained teeth, a protruding tongue, and a garland of human skulls. According with the story, she helped a queen to deliver her baby but her arrogant husband refused to pay her dues. Throwing the king to the floor, disemboweled his wife and wore her guts.
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Source Detail of the statue of the Hindu Goddess Kali (Sri Veeramakaliamman temple)
Author Jorge Láscar from Australia
Camera location1° 18′ 28.3″ N, 103° 51′ 08.96″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Jorge Lascar at https://www.flickr.com/photos/8721758@N06/4620131519. It was reviewed on 2 April 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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