. . "K\u0101l\u012B (/\u02C8k\u0251\u02D0li/; Sanskrit: \u0915\u093E\u0932\u0940 & Bengali: \u0995\u09BE\u09B2\u09C0; IPA: [k\u0251\u02D0li\u02D0]), also known as K\u0101lik\u0101 (Sanskrit: \u0915\u093E\u0932\u093F\u0915\u093E), is the Hindu goddess associated with empowerment, or shakti. She is the fierce aspect of the goddess Durga. The name of Kali means black one and force of time; she is therefore called the Goddess of Time, Change, Power, Creation, Preservation, and Destruction. Her earliest appearance is that of a destroyer principally of evil forces."@en .