I have seen Kali sometimes depicted with a sword, trident, head and skullcup and other depictions with a sword, head, and the two mudras. Which is the correct depiction of Her?
The first is Kali and the second Chamunda. • I have a poster of Chamunda. I do not perform my Kali Puja to it, even though I love it dearly, because it does not match the Dakshina Kali dhyanam. Is it OK to perform the puja to this image without the dhyanam matching, or is there a Chamunda dhyanam I should use instead. Would then the sankalpa and mula mantra for the puja need to change? It is perfectly okay to perform puja to a deity, even though the exact details of that deity do not correspond to the dhyanam. There is no need to only worship the image whose characteristics you are reciting. Kali and Krishna • I would like to know if there is any connection between Durga/Kali and Lord Krishna. The only thing I know regarding this is that Mahamaya incarnated Herself as His Sister. Kali and Krishna share the same bija mantras: Klim and Krim. The also have similar intrinsic natures: Krishna as the Doer of All from Kri, and Kali as the Remover of the Darkness of all attachment.
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