Kali Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Theorized early worship==== A form of Kali worship may have already transmitted to the west already in Medieval times by the wandering [[Romani people|Romani]]. A few authors have drawn parallels between Kali worship and the ceremonies of the annual pilgrimage in honor of [[Saint Sarah]], also known as ''Sara-la-Kali'' ("Sara the Black", {{lang-rom|Sara e Kali}}), held at [[Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer]], a place of [[pilgrimage]] for Roma in the [[Camargue]], in southern [[France]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDowell |first=Bart |title=Gypsies: Wanderers of the World |pages=38β57}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Fonseca |first=Isabel |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32387216 |title=Bury me standing: the Gypsies and their journey |others=Mazal Holocaust Collection, David Lindroth Inc. |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-40678-6 |edition=1st |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |pages=106β107 |oclc=32387216}}</ref> [[Ronald Lee]] (2001) states: {{blockquote|If we compare the ceremonies with those performed in France at the shrine of Sainte Sara (called ''Sara e Kali'' in Romani), we become aware that the worship of Kali/[[Durga]]/Sara has been transferred to a Christian figure... in France, to a [[folk saint|non-existent "sainte"]] called Sara, who is actually part of the Kali/Durga/Sara worship among certain groups in India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Ronald |title=The Rom-Vlach Gypsies and the Kris-Romani |pages=210}}</ref>}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page