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**excholza** · 02-28-2011, 11:11 PM

Thank you siganeswarie and vikrama

Kali_South_Indian.jpg

Now this is the image of Tamil Nadu Kali.

She is depicted with red skin and with a flaming crown from the top of which rears a 5-headed cobra. She has four arms and carries - Udakkai, sword (bottom right), Trisulam (top left) and skull-cup (Pana Patram) (bottom left). She has Dhamshtram (protruding teeth).

Images of Kali from Bengal do not have Dhamshtram.

Is this a standard one? Or are there variations? I thought the portrayed her as Black. Please advise.

I got this image from Wikipedia.

02-28-2011, 11:11 PM	#4
excholza Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	Thank you siganeswarie and vikrama Kali_South_Indian.jpg Now this is the image of Tamil Nadu Kali. She is depicted with red skin and with a flaming crown from the top of which rears a 5-headed cobra. She has four arms and carries - Udakkai, sword (bottom right), Trisulam (top left) and skull-cup (Pana Patram) (bottom left). She has Dhamshtram (protruding teeth). Images of Kali from Bengal do not have Dhamshtram. Is this a standard one? Or are there variations? I thought the portrayed her as Black. Please advise. I got this image from Wikipedia.
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