Kalakala Mural Painted In Port Angeles
Kalakala may refer to: * Kalantaka Kalantaka or Kalinjar (Sanskrit: कालान्तक, ''ender of death and time'') is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the Conqueror of Time and Death, itself personified by the god Yama. He is depicted as defeating or killing Yama when t ... or Kalakala, aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as destroyer of Death * MV ''Kalakala'', a US car ferry {{Disambig ...
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Kalantaka
Kalantaka or Kalinjar (Sanskrit: कालान्तक, ''ender of death and time'') is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the Conqueror of Time and Death, itself personified by the god Yama. He is depicted as defeating or killing Yama when the latter comes to take the life of Shiva's devotee Markandeya. Shiva is often depicted as dancing on Death, personified by Yama. This incident is believed as happened at Triprangode, Tirur, Malappuram district, Kerala where the Kalasamharamurthy Temple is situated. Another chief temple dedicated to Kalantaka is situated at Thirukkadavoor, Tamil Nadu of South India, however the Kalantaka icon is found sculpted in many Shiva temples in the South. Etymology and Other Names The word ''Kalantaka'' means "He who ends Death". The name is derived from two Sanskrit words- ''kala'' (काल) which means "Death or Time" and ''antaka'' (अन्तक) which means "He who ends". His other names are- * Kalakala (कालकाल) - the person wh ...
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