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Kalighat paintings from Bengal, India

Okay, so there is this crazy temple, Kalighat, in the middle of Calcutta (now named Kolkata). Calcutta was named after Kali, a wild goddess with deep symbolic meanings. The temple, Kalighat, is dedicated to Kali. She's the goddess of empowerment and change. She carries the sword of Vengeance. See those horrible skulls around her neck in a long necklace? Well, those are the cut off heads of demons and ignorance. Her skin is the color of deep space, the origins of night itself. Her tongue…

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