Kali (asura)
In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.
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Personification of Adharma | |
Poster of Kali | |
Devanagari | कलि/कली |
Sanskrit transliteration | Kali |
Affiliation | Asura Adharma |
Abode | Naraka |
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Siblings | Durukti |
Consort | Durukti |
Children | Dumvishnu Niraswati Vishbrahma Alakshmi |
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