Кали Ма (2023) Pittura da Teonanakatl

Kali Ma description: Kali Yuga is now underway — the fourth of the four yugas, or epochs, in the descending Hindu time cycle. It is characterized by a decline in morality, since the good in the world decreases to one quarter of its original state.
The painting depicts Kali herself, a goddess in Hinduism.

Each element of her image carries its own meaning. For example, in her upper right hand she holds a bloody sword that destroys doubts and duality, in her lower left - the head of a demon, symbolizing the severing of the ego. The four hands symbolize the 4 cardinal directions and the 4 main chakras.
The three eyes of the goddess control three forces: creation, preservation and destruction. They also correspond to three times: past, present and future.
She wears a belt made of human hands, which denote the inexorable action of karma.

Its dark blue color is the color of infinite cosmic, eternal time, as well as death. The black color symbolizes an uncluttered state of pure consciousness.
The garland of skulls with which it is decorated means a series of human incarnations. The head that Kali carries represents the ego, the idea of "I am the body," which she destroys.
The tousled hair of Goddess Kali forms a mysterious curtain of death that envelops all life.

I admire their culture and visual images. The way symbols embedded in images carry meanings through time, for future generations.