Beautiful hand carving stone statue represents Goddess Maa Kali, the wrathful form of Parvati,
Lord Shiva's wife. She holds in each of her ten arms different implements
which she uses to battle evil. Goddess Kali generally is represented with a garland of severed heads around her neck.
Kali's task is
to battle evil, and in one story, she gets so caught up in destroying
evil that she starts destroying everything near her, in a murderous
rampage. Shiva, her consort, is so alarmed that he throws himself under
her feet to stop her. She puts one foot upon his chest, and her tongue
protrudes in astonishment. Here, the Goddess experiences enlightenment
at the moment she steps on Shiva.
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