A statue of Maa Kali shows mysterious change in position in a temple at Gadwal village under Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh. People from the entire region come here to fulfill their hopes and aspirations.
Maa Kali is seen as the ultimate mother figure, protector, and liberator. Kali’s dark and fierce form is certainly intimidating and hard to fathom, unless one is willing to look with discernment behind the veil of sensational images about her.
Kali is the dark aspect of the goddess Durga, who is central to Hindu devotion. Yet she is also the ultimate transforming power of time, which is to take us from death to immortality. Along with endless time, Kali is boundless space, the limitless void, indicated by her dark blue colour. Her magical dance of transformation is all existence.
Kali is often portrayed standing or dancing on her consort, the Hindu god Shiva, who lies calm and prostrate beneath her showing the Divine life and joy that manifests out of absolute stillness and transcendence. Interestingly, people here say that the Kali Maa statue changes its position every year. This has become a tourist destination since years.
