Kali is the Hindu goddess of death, time, and doomsday. She is often associated with sexuality and violence but is also considered a strong mother figure and symbol of motherly love. Kali embodies shakti – feminine energy, creativity and fertility – and is an incarnation of Parvati, wife of the great Hindu god Shiva.
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c. 1500 BCE - c. 500 BCEThe Vedic Period in India after a greater migration of the Indo-Aryans from Central Asia
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c. 1500 BCE - 1100 BCEThe Rig Veda written, mentioning the god Rudra (Shiva) and goddess Tara (among others) for the first time.
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c. 1500 BCE - c. 500 BCEIndian scholars of the so-called Vedic Period commit the Vedas to written form; basic tenets of Hinduism are established.
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c. 400 BCE - c. 200 CEThe Bhagavad Gita, part of the Mahabharata, is written at some point between 400 BCE and 200 CE.
