Kali
Kali, also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, associated with time, death, violence, sexuality, female empowerment, and motherly love. Kali is the first of the ten Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition. Kali's earliest appearance is when she emerged from Durga.
The goddess is stated to destroy evil in order to defend the innocent. Over time, Kali has been worshipped by devotional movements and Tร ntric sects variously as the Divine Mother, Mother of the Universe, Principal energy. Shakta and Tantric sects additionally worship Kali as the ultimate reality or Brahman.
She is also seen as the divine protector and the one who bestows moksha, (liberation). Worshipped throughout South Asia but particularly in Nepal, South India, Bengal, and Assam; Kali is a central figure in Goddess-centric traditions of Hinduism as well as in Shaivism.