South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c10.s3.2

c10.s3.2

Kālarātrī already referred to as one of the nine Durgās, Kālarātrī has a single braid of hair and *japā*-flowers for her ear-ornaments; she is naked, rides on an ass, has hanging lips and is bathed in oil. In her left hand she holds a human head severed from the body and on the left leg is worn an anklet of metallic wire.