Kalki (कल्कि)

Kalki (कल्कि) is the future avatar of Vishnu expected in many traditions at the end of the present age. Devotional and narrative traditions especially associate this figure with renewal of dharma, future restoration, moral reckoning and transition between ages. Common iconography may include white horse, sword and warrior imagery. Important related names include Kalki Avatar. The exact stories, ritual customs and visual details can differ by text, region and lineage, so descriptions should distinguish widely shared tradition from local interpretation. For a Madhuma reference page, the strongest people-first angle is to explain who Kalki is, the major stories and symbols, how worship differs across India, important festivals or pilgrimage contexts, and respectful modern practice without presenting devotional belief as historical fact.