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Kali Hindu goddesses personify Nature – its bounty, beauty, wisdom and mystery. In benevolent forms, they nurture life. But in malevolent forms, they destroy everything. They are therefore adored and appeased with offerings of flowers and bridal finery. Unlike most other religions, Hinduism does not advocate the worship of one particular deity. There are numerous gods and goddesses worshipped by Hindus all over India. Among these is Kali, the black earth mother whose rites involve sacrificial …

…her soft glances, urges him to moderate the destructive aspects of his tandava dance. Kali is Shiva’s "other" wife, as it were, provoking him and encouraging him in his mad, antisocial, often disruptive habits. It is never Kali who takes Shiva but Shiva who calms Kali. Her association with criminals reinforces her dangerous role in exchange for society. She is at home outside the moral order and seems to be unbounded by that order.