Encountering Kali - In the Margins, at the Center, in the West kala Bhairava A devotional prayer etched on

A devotional prayer etched on the yantra

These beads are very widely used in Ayurveda for preparing medicines for several diseases

Size of beads is around 9 mm

had become tightly controlled by priests and the upper classes

• Activating positive energies in the house

Encountering Kali - In the Margins, at the Center, in the West kala Bhairava A devotional prayer etched onEncountering Kali explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen the Hindu goddess Kali . She is simultaneously understood as a blood thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all loving, compassionate Mother. Popular and scholarly interest in her has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Responding to this phenomenon, this volume focuses on the complexities involved in interpreting