Her poor reputation in the West comes from a cult from whose name the English word ‘thug' is derived, who would rob and murder travelers and sacrifice them to her.
Her hair is sometimes braided with green snakes and she is usually shown standing on the inert form of her consort Shiva. Her name means ‘dark' and ‘time' and is a reference to death or ‘the devourer of time'. Her poor reputation in the West comes from a cult from whose name the English word ‘thug' is derived, who would rob and murder travelers and sacrifice them to her. This is, FTP, which Hindu goddess who is usually associated with violence or death and is often shown with a necklace of skulls?
Her hair is sometimes braided with green snakes and she is usually shown standing on the inert form of her consort Shiva.
{Kali}