#kalika

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Kali ~ Chromolithograph, Calcutta Art Studio, c.1885.

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The OG Goth couple

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Kali-Ma in (a few) different religions.

Firstly, who is Kali-ma?:

Kali-ma is the wrathful and protective force of Shakti (energy/power), often called the goddess of destruction, doomsday, transformation and time. She's a caring mother to her devotees and the destroyer of evil.

Kali-ma in Buddhism

Palden Lhamo is a protector of Buddhist & a bodhisattva associated with prosperity, protection & success

The connection between Kali-ma and the protectress bodhisattva Palden Lhamo suggests a link between the two traditions.

Palden Lhamo has many names: Sri Devi, Palden Lhamo Kalidevi, and so on.

“Palden lhamo Kalidevi” This name alone suggests a connection to Kali-ma in Hinduism. This connection may be due to the geographic proximity of the Himalayan region, where Hindu deities may have been absorbed into Buddhism.

Kali ma in Christianity

known as "Sara Kali" or "Sara la Kali," is revered by the Romani people and is the patroness of displaced people. There is a popular belief that she was either an Egyptian-Indian slave of one of the 3 Mary's or the lost daughter of Jesus.

When the Romani people were persecuted and forced to convert to Christianity, they blended their indigenous Hindu beliefs with Christian practices, creating a form of syncretism.

The name "Sara" itself is seen in the appellation of Durga as Kali-ma in the famed text “Durgasaptashati"

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Ivor Drummond - The Priests of the Abomination - Mayflower - 1971

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happy birthday to my son kal (im actually a day late)

he means a lot to me... i love him. also Technically this is the major reveal of the title of my work.. "kalki chronicles" was fun but "age of kalki" fit more thematically plus it's also an answerable question like "age of kalki? oh he's in 20s. yeah forever aged 25 idk"

process + alt description under the cut (ALSO very useful if you have no idea who anyone is bc i don't know if i ever talk about my little guys a lot outside of discord and instagram)

ALT ID START: A wide picture with three focal points. In the centre, bisecting the left and right hand sides, is Kal, who stands with knees bent in a slight crouch, wearing golden armour and gripping his broadsword tightly. His hair is blowing towards the right. There is a determined look on his face. Directly to Kal's left is Kalika Devi, a four-armed goddess who looms over the left hand side of the image. The scene is painted in reds and blacks, showcasing Kalika's billowing black hair, spear in her upper left hand and a sacrificial bowl of fire in her lower left. Her face is tilted upward, where some short distance from her face is a smaller figure of Kal, in the air with his sword raised to strike. Directly to the right of Kal in the centre is a bust of Chandran Dev superimposed over a blue background, who is looking towards the bottom right and is crying. His tears have melted through the silvery mask he wears, and his light purple hair billows upward. Tear droplets fall below his face, close to the bottom right corner of the piece, where the words "AGE OF KALKI" written in white are superimposed over the red Tamil equivalent "கல்கி காலம்" ('Kalki Kaalam'). ID END.

if you made it this far, you get a meme <3

ALT ID START: This is a redraw of the "who knocked over my onions / YOU" meme. The original message is along the top edge, edited to be "WHO KNOCKED OVER MY WEAPONS", written by user "sharaba @\who-is-sharaba". The second message has an image attached. Instead of the usual cat being grabbed by a person, the image has been redrawn to have Kal being pinned to the ground by a grey scaled hand over his throat. Kal has a nosebleed and a bruised right eye, and his hair is spread all around his head. He's staring at the viewer in shock and anger. END ID.

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I think I never posted these other Dragonriders of Pern OC designs! Whoops!

[Edit: Yes that IS Chel from El Dorado adapted to Pern - kind of]

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I couldn't get my entry in for the Fanfest contest so sharing it now. ~9h of work almost entirely in a single day. Normally this would get 1-2 more passes before I call it done but this is as much as it's going to get.

Journey of FFXIV -- Sparrow's Duty Tale of Aloalo