Kali Puja performed on the night of Kartik Amavasya is dedicated to mother goddess Kali and celebrated especially in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam and Bangladesh. Prayers are offered to mother goddess for elimination and destruction of ego and negativity which obstructs spiritual growth adversely. The deeper connotation of goddess Kali’s slayer form is, one who slays all that is an obstruction to our spiritual development. Tantrics pray to mother Kali for annihilation of ignorance and all enemies within oneself as we all perceive the world outside from what lies within us- Anupama