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KALI

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: काली (Sanskrit)

Pronounced: KAH-lee   [key]

Means "the black one" in Sanskrit. The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. She is usually depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword.
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