Kali

Dimension: height 20 cm width 12.5 cm

Material: Bronze

Kali passionately stands on the corpse of her lover Shiva who sacrificed himself to stop his enraged lover in her destructive fury after killing the demon Raktabija

She has her tongue sticking out with 10 outstretched arms each holding a weapon or symbol, a necklace made of skulls and a skirt made of arms

This brass statue shows Kali in her full ferocious form, with 10 arms and a garland of skulls around her neck. She is standing on the corpse of her husband, Shiva.

Shiva calms Kali: After Kali killed the demon Raktabija, she became intoxicated with Raktabija's blood. Kali ran frantically through the three worlds, destroying everything and everyone in her sight. To restrain her, Shiva took the form of a corpse and blocked her path. When the goddess, blinded by bloodlust, stumbled over his lifeless body, she was shaken out of her frenzy. She wondered if she had killed her husband. She placed one foot on Shiva's chest and brought him back to life. Shiva then took the form of a child and began to cry, awakening maternal love in Kali's heart. This forced her to shed her fierce form; Kali became Gauri, the radiant mother, giver of life.