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A note from Gorkha Palace to the Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā accompanying the copy of a copperplate (VS 1960)

Astrid Zotter, editor and translator; Gorkha Palace office, historical issuer — 2019; revised 2023-01-25

Reference · Nepali / English · Open access

This correspondence explains why a certified copy of the Kali temple’s endowment charter could not immediately be sent to the trust administration. The copperplate was kept in the palace treasury, which could be opened only during the principal autumn and spring festivals. The note reports the copying and certification process once access became possible. Its complete Nepali text and English trans

Source: Documenta Nepalica — Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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A royal order concerning sacrificial animals for the Gorkha dasaĩghara (VS 1863)

Heidelberg Academy Documenta Nepalica editors — VS 1863 original

Reference · Nepali / English · Open access

Specifies animals for the Gorkha palace goddess; editorial commentary links the ritual grouping to Kālikā and the Seven Sisters. Relationship is contextual, not an explicit named Kālikā recipient.

Source: Documenta Nepalica — Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Original source or repository

A Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Monier-Williams, Monier — 1899 CE

Book · Not specified · Metadata only

From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.

Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography

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A Semiotic Perspective on the Representation of the Hindu Goddess Kali

Sai Vipin Nikam — n.d.

Article · English · Open access

Uses a painting attributed in the essay to Raja Ravi Varma as the starting point for interpreting Kali through semiotics. Nikam applies ideas associated with Roland Barthes and Marcel Danesi to the goddess’s attributes, visual signs, and cultural meanings. The essay considers how representations can signify creation, destruction, protection, motherhood, and power, and how readings change with the

Source: Material Merge, University of Toronto Libraries

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A Short Life of Sri Ramakrishna

Swami Tejasananda — unknown (inspected digital edition)

Book · English · Open access

This concise biography follows Ramakrishna from childhood through his life at Dakshineswar and his final illness, then provides a selection of sayings. Separate chapters on the Divine Mother, religious ecstasy, the Bhairavi Brahmani and nondual practice make it a useful introductory companion to the longer biographies and Gospel. Kali appears as the deity of the temple founded by Rani Rasmani and

Source: Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata

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A Short Life of Swami Vivekananda

Swami Tejasananda — unknown (inspected digital edition)

Book · English · Open access

This short biography recounts Vivekananda’s early life, meeting with Ramakrishna, monastic development, travels, public work and later years. Its most direct Kali relevance is the account of his experience of the Divine Mother during the Kashmir journey and its association with the poem Kali the Mother. It also presents Ramakrishna’s priesthood and realization of Kali as part of Vivekananda’s reli

Source: Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata

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A Study of Living Godess Kumārī: The Source of Cultural Tourism in Nepal

Him Lal Ghimire — 2018

Article · English · Open access

An overview of Nepal’s living Kumari tradition that combines published sources with visits, observation, and interviews with former Kumaris and cultural specialists. It explains selection, worship, festivals, and the tradition’s relation to cultural tourism and heritage preservation. The discussion of divine identities explicitly includes Kali among the names through which Hindu devotees may addre

Source: The Gaze: Journal of Tourism and Hospitality

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About the Math

Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission — Date not recorded

Reference · Not specified · Metadata only

From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Institutional, Archival, and Web Sources.

Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography

Original source or repository

Ādyā Stotram

Anonymous; traditionally a Brahmā–Nārada dialogue — n.d. [online edition]

Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access

The hymn presents the primordial Goddess through a network of divine names and sacred places. Its sequence moves between celestial realms, earthly pilgrimage centres, and familiar manifestations such as Kālī, Annapūrṇā, and Bhadrakālī. Recitation is framed as a source of protection and relief from adversity. It is especially useful for studying how an Ādyā/Kālī devotional text incorporates regiona

Source: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project

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Ādyākālikā Śatanāma Stotram

Anonymous; traditionally spoken by Sadāśiva — n.d. [online edition]

Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access

Sadāśiva introduces a name hymn of Ādyā Kālikā whose opening combines seed syllables with Kālī, Karālī, Kalyāṇī, and Kalāvatī. The names describe divine attributes and powers, followed by material on recitation and its benefits. It represents the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra’s distinctive name tradition. Although many names begin with k, it should be distinguished from both the Muṇḍamālā sequence and the 10

Source: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project

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Āgamakalpalatā

Yadunātha, also called Yadunātha Cakravartin — 2008; 2008 digital transcription; composition date not established.

Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access

A large ritual digest containing Kali worship, offerings, yantra discussion and citations from Kali-related Tantras. Its twenty-eight chapters provide broader primary context for Shakta ritual. The transcription has dense word spacing and should be used with care when quoting.

Source: Muktabodha manuscript transcription

Original source or repository

Agamani

Basak, Brajagopal — 1861

Poetry · Bengali · Open access

Early printed collection of agamani songs, the Shakta genre sung alongside Shyama Sangeet.

Source: West Bengal Public Library Network / DLI, via Internet Archive

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Ambivalent Goddesses in Patriarchies: A Comparative Study of Hekate in Ancient Greek and Roman Religion, and Kali in Contemporary Hinduism

Jerusha Behari — 2011

Dissertation · English · Open access

A master’s dissertation comparing Hekate in ancient Greek and Roman religion with Kali in contemporary Hinduism. The study examines powerful and ambivalent female divine figures within social and interpretive environments shaped by patriarchy. Its extended treatment brings textual representations, religious symbolism, and gender questions into conversation across the two cases. For a Kali library,

Source: University of KwaZulu-Natal

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