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Kalki.
American
[kah-lee]
/ ˈkɑ li /
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the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
Kali
1
British
/ ˈkɑːlɪ /
noun
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the Hindu goddess of destruction, consort of Siva. Her cult was characterized by savagery and cannibalism
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
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kali
2
British
/ ˈkeɪ-, ˈkælɪ /
noun
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another name for saltwort
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2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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One night the goddess Kālī came to the Rājā’s palace and knocked at the gate: but no one would come to open it.
From
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
by Bompas, Cecil Henry
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