Kali Pooja is performed to get rid of darkess in life. Kal signifies Darkness; Kali vanishes that Darkness. She sweeps away the darkness from every human being who walks the path of excellence by performing the puja rituals. As Kali is associated with dark rites and devil worship, the rituals performed are withouth much pomp and gaiety and offered with great care. The puja concludes with the offering of the arti, symbolic of consciousness and prasad, signifying unification of God with the worshippers.