Kalika Purana
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The Kalika Purana is a medieval Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the worship of the goddess Kali and related Shakta traditions, detailing rituals, myths, and theological doctrines.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
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Purana ⓘ Shakta text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kamakhya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kameshvari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Kamakhya Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
instructions for tantric rituals ⓘ legends of Kamakhya ⓘ mantras ⓘ pilgrimage guidelines ⓘ |
| cosmologyType | Shakta cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
Shakta theological doctrines
ⓘ
myths of Kali ⓘ rituals of goddess worship ⓘ |
| devotionalCategory | Goddess-centered text ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Durga
NERFINISHED
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Goddess Kali NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
esoteric rites
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sacrificial rituals ⓘ worship of the Mother Goddess ⓘ |
| genre |
religious scripture
ⓘ
ritual manual ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| influenced | regional Shakta practices in Assam ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentions |
various forms of Devi
ⓘ
various forms of Kali ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakta Puranic literature ⓘ |
| period | medieval ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Kali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Devi Mahatmya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Markandeya Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogini Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Upa-purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guide for Shakta ritual practice
ⓘ
source of myths about Kali and Kamakhya ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | important text for Shakta practitioners ⓘ |
| subject |
festivals of the goddess
ⓘ
origin myths of Kamakhya ⓘ rules for temple worship ⓘ vows and observances ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Shakta ⓘ |
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