Kali Yuga

April 2017 Theory of the Four Yugas Lasting four million three hundred twenty thousand years, are four ages known as Yugas. The ancients understood time as a circle, not linear.  Each age has distinct themes and spiritual lessons. According to the Hinduism scriptures, all mortal beings are destined to pass through four great epochs in every cycle of creation and destruction. The world has already been through the first three and is currently passing through the fourth Yuga. It is believed that the world

Kalkaji Mandir,also known as Kalkaji Sanctuary, is a popular Hindu mandir or sanctuary, committed to Hindu Goddess Kali. This sanctuary is arranged on Kalkaji Mandir (Delhi Metro) in the southern a piece of Delhi, India, in Kalkaji, a territory that has determined its name from this acclaimed sanctuary and is found inverse Nehru Place business focus. The sanctuary is effectively open by all types of open transport on Kalkaji Mandir (Delhi Metro) and is close Transport End Nehru Spot and Route

parallel with the people’s perceptions of the Goddess and their beliefs. What was and what we think it was are the conflicting questions that are dealt with in this book. Goddess Kali on the other hand is supposed to be a form of the Supreme Mother Goddess, the origin of life on earth. Pattanaik introduces Goddess Kali as the most dramatic form of Devi in Hindu Mythology as she is naked with unbound hair and with a sickle in her hand along with a garland of male heads around her neck and a blood

different angles. This piece is a sculpture work that uses Polychromed wood and glass that were carved and molded into and it 's at least two feet tall. The next piece that I have chosen is called “Dancer’s Headpiece in The Form of the Hindu Goddess Kali” created in India. It was made in the late 15th century in India, Kerala during the time period of  ancient India. This artwork is located at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art inside the Ahmanson building on the Fourth floor on the right hand side

Out of more than six hundred Nepalese objects in the Rubin Museum’s collection, this sculpture Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon is located in the fourth floor of Rubin Museum that the “NEPALESE SEASONS: RAIN AND RITUAL” exhibition. Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon is made by gilt copper alloy in the 13th century in Nepal, which is about 11.125 inches height, 12.875 inches width and 7.375 inches depths. This magnificent sculpture of Durga is a jewel of Nepalese art. She is believed to be a Hindu goddess

Reflection Writing #2 In reflection of the video that we watched a few weeks ago, When God Was a Girl with Bethany Hughes, and also the readings from week four, I find myself thinking long and hard about the placement of women both in the past and present day. To introduce this topic of discussion, I would like to expand on how goddesses are illustrated, whether or not I find these depictions to be flattering, a validation of the readings compared to the video by Bethany Hughes, and finally some

The Story of Kali the Mother and Goddess The Hindu goddess of death is Kali, the word Kal means "time" in Sanskrit and it is said that nothing can stop the march of time and Kali means "She who is black" or "She who is death"(Cartwright et al.).Even though she is known as the goddess of death, she only kills the Ego. She is actually rather compassionate as she provides moksha to her children. On the other hand ego sees Kali as a very fearsome form and will see their own demise when they look upon

Goddess Lalitha Devi Goddess Lalitha Devi is a worshipped divine mother. Her name means somebody who is beautiful, playful and the most beloved. Not only these adjectives, but she means even much more in mythology. She is the goddess who orders and has made each one of us. Also, she takes care of all the karma of her creatures i,e. us. She is the director of all the good and bad happening in the world, it is all in her command. HOW IS GODDESS DEPICTED IN MYTHOLOGY: Goddess Lalitha is considered as

Shakespeare might appeal to Kalidasa because this play can be used to show the Hindu puranas and respect toward the deities. Kalidasa’s name means the “servant of Kali” which can suggest he is a follower of the deity Durga, who evolves in the form of Kali to destroy the demons. In the Taming of the Shrew, Katherine can represent the deity Durga/ Kali to reveal the two side of a female character. According to Hinduism, goddess Durga is the main force behind creation, preservation and destruction; similarly

However humans have now entered a Dva Yuga according to Hindu myths or a Bronze age. In Dva Yuga the beginning or ailments come into play, humans not have to live with disease and misfortune. Everyone experiences death they all now face nature at a full force, they slowly being more materialistic and care less about