Kali is the goddess of death in who's mythology?
Kali the Mother (poem) Kali the Mother (poem) Kali the Mother is a poem written by Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda. Vivekananda wrote the poem in 1898 when he was staying in Kashmir, on a houseboat, on Dal Lake in Srinagar. In this poem he worshipped the terrible form of the goddess. Vivekananda began turning towards the Hindu goddess Kali during the summer of 1886, a few months after the death of his guru, the mystic Ramakrishna. Later, he became a worshipper of Kali, which he felt was his "special fad". In 1893 Vivekananda went to America to represent India and Hinduism in the Parliament
Kali Puja sacrificed on Kali Puja day and offered to the goddess. A celebration of Kali Puja in Kolkata , Bhubaneswar and in Guwahati is also held in a large cremation ground where she is believed to dwell. The "pandal"s also house images of god Shiva - the consort of Kali, Ramakrishna and Bamakhepa- two famous Bengali Kali devotees along with scenes from mythology of Kali and her various forms along with Mahavidyas, sometimes considered as the "ten Kalis." The Mahavidyas is a group of ten Tantric goddesses headed by Kali. People visit these "pandals" throughout the night. Kali Puja is also