GODDESS KALI IN WOOD BOX The vintage wooden Simha Yali

The vintage wooden Simha Yali serves as an impressive decorative piece

This vintage Brass vessel is from Madhya Pradesh and must have been a part of traditional kitchens there

The priests or impersonators wore very elaborate costumes and paraphernalia during these cult  rituals

Such chests were used for many purposes – as a jewellery box

GODDESS KALI IN WOOD BOX The vintage wooden Simha YaliGODDESS KALI IN WOOD This vintage and remarkable rare collectible is a wooden idol of Goddess Kali with her foot on Lord Shivas chest. This beautiful and striking artefact is from Kerala (Palakkad region). It is made of jack fruit wood and adorned with vegetable oil paint mixed with stone powder. Goddess Kali or Mahakali is regarded as the most fierce and destructive form of Shakti. She is the destroyer of evil. Lord Shiva is her consort. Kali is