Ma Picture question

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Dear Ma Bhaktas

I found a picture of Ma Kali in the net and i would like to ask about

it . Sri Ramakrishna said that one should not keep pictures of

wrathful forms of Ma at home if he is not capable of worshipping them

appropriately everyday. I want to print this picture and i would like

to ask your opinion. The posture is the same with the posture of the

statue of Bhavatarini in Dakshineswar but i don't know if it would be

good to have it at home as it is not like the usual paintings i have

seen.

 

Thank you

 

[moderator's note: I removed the link and I hope readers can answer without

seeing the image. ]

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Any form of Ma is beautiful for the devotee but that doesn't mean it

is not a wrathful form. Ma Kali is depicted in different ways and as

long as i know it is not contradictive to refer to her in this way.

Why should it be, some of Her names also, like Bhayankari have

similar meaning but that doesn't mean her devotees should be afraid

of Her. Also in the gospel of Sri Ramakrishna he specifically talks

about wrathful forms, at least in the translation i have. Until now i

have never heard it is not right for a bhakta to refer to one of her

forms as wrathful. Could you tell me more about it , or tell me in

what way you mean it ?

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Thank you for your reply.

The reason i was thinking about it is that i don't have instructions

on puja and i can't do it "formally". So i was not certain if it is

good to have it.