4-yr-old boy `sacrificed' in Andhra Pradesh

[Peaceful Civilian]

He was trying to get Divine power.
Here some religious people also do this from sacrifice of owl, and from their blood.
This madness need to end.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

The wiki description of pretty accurate

Kālī (/ˈkɑːli/; Sanskrit: काली & Bengali: কালী; IPA: [kɑːliː]), also known as Kālikā (Sanskrit: कालिका), is the Hindu goddess associated with empowerment, or shakti. She is the fierce aspect of the goddess Durga.[1] The name of Kali means black one and force of time;[2] she is therefore called the Goddess of Time, Change, Power, Creation, Preservation and Destruction.[3] Her earliest appearance is that of a destroyer principally of evil forces. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies, as well as Shākta Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman; and recent devotional movements re-imagine Kāli as a benevolent mother goddess.[4] She is often portrayed standing or dancing on her husband, the god Shiva, who lies calm and prostrate beneath her. Worshipped throughout India but particularly South India, Bengal, and Assam, Kali is both geographically and culturally marginal.

The highlighted in red part means some people trying to do black magic end up bringing Kali the bad rep she has in media. Actually her worship is perfectly normal like any other deity.

Shakta Tantric means black magic?

Is black magic a common thing?

I still see some of that here, there are people in Hong Kong who sell curses.

 

[Stag112]

Shakta Tantric means black magic?

Is black magic a common thing?

I still see some of that here, there are people in Hong Kong who sell curses.

I really can't tell you if it is common or not as its underground. I have personally never come across but India is a diverse huge country and what goes in remote villages I can not say.

Not sure about Shakta Tantric but tantric practices are about gaining powers from my limited understanding. This itself is not mainstream and the only tantric thing most Indians know of is a tantric massage, which unfortunately has nothing to do with religion

 

[Providence]

I really can't tell you if it is common or not as its underground. I have personally never come across but India is a diverse huge country and what goes in remote villages I can not say.

Not sure about Shakta Tantric but tantric practices are about gaining powers from my limited understanding. This itself is not mainstream and the only tantric thing most Indians know of is a tantric massage, which unfortunately has nothing to do with religion

Visited Jaipur and such sh!t was rampant.

One fella offered me to show my future wife's face when I looked at the moon. My retort was, how do you know there's gonna be one ?

 

[Mirza Jatt]

This is sad. This also gives a wrong picture of India.

 

[Bullet500]

What is the significance of the deity Kali?

A man made god just like all others...