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Bhadrakl (Sanskrit: , Bengali: , Tamil: , Telugu: , Malayalam: , Kannada: , Kodava: ) (literally "Good Kali,")[1] is a Hindu goddess popular in Southern India. She is one of the fierce forms of the Great Goddess (Devi) mentioned in the Devi Mahatmyam. Bhadrakali is the popular form of Devi worshipped in Kerala as Sri Bhadrakali and Kariam Kali Murti Devi. In Kerala she is seen as the auspicious and fortunate form of Kali who protects the good.

This goddess is represented with three eyes, and four, twelve, or eighteen hands. She carries a number of weapons, with flames flowing from her head, and a small tusk protruding from her mouth. Her worship is also associated with the Tantric tradition of the Matrikas as well as the tradition of the ten Mahavidyasand falls under the broader umbrella of Shaktism.

Goddess Bhadrakali worshipped by the three major gods of Hinduism, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

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Goddess Bhadrakali Worshipped by the Gods- from a tantric Devi series - Google Art Project.jpg

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So was she actually misunderstood by the tridev?

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