Kali (demon)

Not to be confused with the goddess Kali, who is pronounced "Kālī", with both vowels long.

English: Kali is a most powerful and immortal demon in Hindu history and the lord of the Kali Yuga whose rise is prophesied by several texts such as the Kalki Purana.

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  Damayanti with her husband Nala, Kali's nemesis in the Treta Yuga
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  Ravana, the mightiest demon in the Treta Yuga is akin to Kali, the mightiest demon in the Kali Yuga
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  Kali incarnated as king Duryodhana in the previous yuga
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  Krishna, Vishnu's 8th avatar and Kali's nemesis in the previous yuga
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  Vishnu with king Parikshit, Kali's nemesis at the onset of the present yuga
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  Kali imagined to be a cow-slaughterer in the 19th century
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  Cropped picture