Classic depictions of Kali share several features, as follows: Kali's most common four armed iconographic image shows each hand carrying variously a Khadga (crescent-shaped sword or a giant sickle), a trishul (trident), a severed head, and a bowl or skull-cup (kapāla) collecting the blood of the severed head.

What is the weapon of goddess Kali?

She is holding her weapons, Trishul (trident) and Vajra (lightning), in two of her hands. In another hand, she holds a Khara (sword). Here, the goddess is seen stepping on her consort, Lord Shiva.

What does Goddess Kali help with?

Kali's job was to lick the drops of blood from the slain demons, and she did it so well that Durga won the battle. But as Kali “developed” over the centuries, this image of the wild-eyed battle goddess came to symbolize both spiritual and psychological liberation.