She is a Hindu goddess popular in Southern India. She is one of the nine forms of the Great Goddess Parvati or Devi. the consort of Shiva. The word 'Bhadra' is a Sanskrit word that means the one who blesses with good fortune and protects from the evil. Bhadrakali is the fierce form of Kali that protects the good from the evil, bring good fortune and prosperity in the lives of the devotees. Her fierceness is projected by her three eyes, four hands in which she holds the head of the demon in one, and a number of weapons in others. Her tongue is out all red with the blood and she wears crown on her head, wears a garland made of skull and flames flowing behind her head.