Who are the ten Mahavidyas, in order?
The ten Mahavidyas, the wisdom goddesses, are Goddess Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. Kali is the first, the dark one, who is Time, and Bagalamukhi, also written Baglamukhi, is the eighth.
The ten, in order
As the Goddess Kali page has them
1. Kali
The dark one, who is Time
2. Tara
She who carries across
3. Tripura Sundari
The beauty of the three worlds
4. Bhuvaneshvari
Queen of the worlds
5. Bhairavi
The fierce one
6. Chhinnamasta
She who gives her own head
7. Dhumavati
The smoky one
8. Bagalamukhi
She who stills and silences
9. Matangi
Daughter of the sage Matanga
10. Kamala
She of the lotus
Questions
Who are the ten Mahavidyas?
Goddess Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala: ten wisdom goddesses, ten faces of the one Goddess.
Which Mahavidya is Baglamukhi?
The eighth. The eighth of the ten Mahavidyas, in yellow, who stills a storm, a quarrel or a restless mind.
Why does Goddess Kali look so fierce?
Her fierce form is aimed at evil and the ego, not at her devotees. Her sword is knowledge, her dark colour is the night beyond all forms, and her raised hands say “do not fear”.