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Kālī
(14,573 words)

Kālī is a Hindu goddess who is understood in many ways. In some areas of India, she is a tribal and village goddess who protects a group of people or a geographical region, an ancestress who grants the desires of her people. She …

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McDaniel, June E., “Kālī”, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online, Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan. Consulted online on 06 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2212-5019_BEH_COM_1030170>
First published online: 2018



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