Photo of the Week Caption

[Guest guest]

Here is the caption for this week's featured photograph, located on

the group's splash page, just below the current Khadgamala Devi:

 

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A Hindu devotee holds the foot of a young girl dressed up as Kumari

(an unmarried girl), a form of Kali who is the Hindu goddess of power,

as part of a religious ritual in Kolkata April 7, 2006. Millions of

Hindus across India regularly worship Kali and her different forms

such as Kumari. Kali is seen as a source of power and represents

victory of good over evil. On Friday, over 1,000 girls between the

ages of four and 12 were worshipped in the form of Kali in Kolkata

where Kali is revered by Bengalis. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw