Is Kali daughter of Shiva?

Kali is the Hindu goddess of death, time, and doomsday. She is often associated with sexuality and violence but is also considered a strong mother figure and symbol of motherly love. Kali embodies shakti - feminine energy, creativity and fertility - and is an incarnation of Parvati, wife of the great Hindu god Shiva.
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Is Maa Kali daughter of Shiva?

Kali is form of Devi Parvati. according to Durga saptsati. Kali was manifested from third eye of Durga (parvati form). she was born form devi Durga so she is known as Shiva Daughter.
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Is Kali Maa wife of Shiva?

Kali is Shiva's "wife" as it were, provoking him and encouraging him in his mad, antisocial, disruptive habits. It is never Kali who tames Shiva, but Shiva who must calm Kali.
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Who is Kali's mother?

There are several stories that recount the birth of Kali. In one story, she is born during a battle between the goddess Durga and the demon Mahishasura, the buffalo demon.
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How was Kali born?

She is also said to have been born when the goddess Parvati shed her dark skin; the sheath became Kali—who is also called Kaushika, “The Sheath”—leaving Parvati in the form of Gauri (“The Fair One”).
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Is Kali and Parvati same?

Kali embodies shakti - feminine energy, creativity and fertility - and is an incarnation of Parvati, wife of the great Hindu god Shiva. Kali is most often represented in art as a fearful fighting figure with a necklace of heads, skirt of arms, lolling tongue, and brandishing a knife dripping with blood.
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Who is more powerful Shiva or Kali?

Kali is none of that: Her power and ferociousness are greater than Shiva's, whom she nearly kills by stomping upon him, an image so upsetting to the patriarchy that, explains mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik in Seven Secrets of the Goddess, it was long kept secret.
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Is Durga and Kali same?

According to legend, on this day, Goddess Durga begins her journey towards Earth. Scriptural recitations and prayers are sung to summon the Goddess so she may efface all evil. In destroying evil, Durga transforms into Goddess Kali, who is regarded as her most ferocious avatar.
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How did Parvati become Kali?

Parvati turned into Kaali to kill the asuras Shumba and Nishumbha. By seeing the beauty of Parvati they wanted to marry her , that's why Parvati turned into Kaali to kill them.
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Who is mother of Vishnu?

Thus, she won Lord Vishnu's heart by defining motherhood. Aditi is one of the most powerful characters mentioned in the Rig Veda. She is referred to as the mother of the Devas or the Cosmic Mother. She was the wife of Sage Kashyapa, and her sons were the Devas (the celestial deities).
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Does Lord Shiva have mother?

This avatar of Lord Shiva was born to Sage Dadhichi and his wife, Swarcha. However, he lost his parent's son after his birth.
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Who is Mahadev father?

Once upon a time, a saint asked Lord Shiva, "Who is your father?", to which he replied, "Lord Brahma is my father." When Shiva was further questioned about his grandfather... He replied, "Lord Vishnu is my grandfather."
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Is Durga mother of Shiva?

Durga is not the mother of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Adi Shakti was considered as the source of everything including Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
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Why does Kali stand on Shiva?

Shiva lying at Kali's feet also symbolises the supremacy of Nature over man. It clearly shows that without Kali or Shakti even a powerful force like Lord Shiva is inert. Hence, Kali is shown as stepping on Shiva's chest.
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Is Shakti also Kali?

Shakti is also known as Parvati, Durga, and Kali, She's an archetype who you might call upon for strength, fertility, and power.
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Is Maa Kali and Maa Parvati same?

Parvati and Kali are two distinctly different goddesses. Their nature is totally different. Durga, another Shakti goddess is consort of Shiva, like parvit. While Durga and Kali are somewhat similar in nature, Parvati can't be compared to Kali.
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Is Kali and Krishna same?

Krishna is worshipped as Kali from the same day. However the above question remains a question even today. But the universally accepted truth is that they were the incarnations of Vishnu.
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Why is Kali blue?

Iconography of Kali. In all forms of representation, Goddess Kali is usually depicted as naked, in blue or black skin colour signifying the sky and the ocean, and seen with her tongue hanging out.
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Is Vishnu stronger than Shiva?

So let's see who is superior. In my opinion both Lord shiva and vishnu equally are superior. It just some kind of duty where ones play important role. Lord Shiva and Lord vishnu both are not powerful in front of Supreme god Kabir parmeshwar ji.
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Is Parvati sister of Vishnu?

No. Devi Parvati herself is Adi Shakti, she doesn't need to worship anyone. Lord Vishnu actually once worshipped Devi Parvati for 9 days during his Ram Avatar, this incident is celebrated as Navaratri.
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Why does Kali drink blood?

Kali's tongue here is a weapon, to be feared, a reminder that nature ultimately consumes all life. In popular story-telling, the reason for Kali sticking out her tongue is rather domestic. After killing the demon Daruka, Kali drank his blood. The blood drove her mad with bloodlust.
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Is Kali real?

The KALI (Kilo Ampere Linear Injector) is a linear electron accelerator being developed in India by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). It is said by many organisations and institutes to have directed-energy weapon capabilities.
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Who worships Kali?

(exact dates uncertain). She is also described in the Devi-Mahatmya portion of the Indian historical texts Markandeya Purana, circa 300–600. Today Kali is primarily worshipped in Bengal, eastern India, and throughout Southeast Asia in various forms.
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