Kala or Kalah may refer to:
Religion
Hinduism
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Kāla
Kala ( sa, काल, lit=Time, translit=Kālá/Kālam), ) is a Sanskrit term that means "time" or "death." As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama. In Shaivism, Kala ...
, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time''
*Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to
Yama
Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities ...
and
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
.
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Kalā
Kalā means performing art in Sanskrit. In Hindu scripture, Shiva is the master of Kalā.
64 Arts
The mastery of over 64 kinds of skills is called ''chatushashti Kalas''. They are:
# ''Geeta vidya'': singing.
# ''Vadya vidya'': playing on music ...
, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts''
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Kala Bo
The marital status of Ganesha varies widely in mythological stories and the issue has been the subject of considerable scholarly review. Several patterns of associations with different consorts are identifiable. One pattern of myths identifies Gan ...
, a Hindu consort goddess of Ganesha
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Kirtimukha
Kirtimukha (Sanskrit: कीर्तिमुख ,', also ', a bahuvrihi compound translating to "glorious face") is the name of a swallowing fierce monster face with huge fangs, and gaping mouth, very common in the iconography of Hindu temple arc ...
, a monster face in Asian iconography
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Batara Kala
Batara Kala is the god of the underworld in traditional Javanese and Balinese mythology, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara. Batara Kala is also named the creator of light and the earth. He is also the god of time and destruction, w ...
, a god in Javanese and Balinese mythology
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Kala Ratri
Kalaratri (sometimes spelled Kaalratri) is the seventh of the nine Navadurga forms of the mother Goddess Mahadevi. She is first referenced in the Devi Mahatmya. Kalaratri is one of the fearsome forms of the Mother Goddess.
It is not uncommon t ...
, a Hindu goddess
Jainism
*One of the six fundamental
principles
A principle is a proposition or value that is a guide for behavior or evaluation. In law, it is a rule that has to be or usually is to be followed. It can be desirably followed, or it can be an inevitable consequence of something, such as the la ...
Geography
Kala can be an alternate spelling of ''
qal'a'' ("fortress") in Persian, Turkish, etc.
Albania
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Kala e Dodës
Kala or Kalah may refer to:
Religion Hinduism
*Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time''
*Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva.
*Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts''
* Kala Bo, ...
, a municipality in Dibër County
Algeria
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El Kala District
El Kala is a district in El Taref Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, El Kala. El Kala National Park is there.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 4 municipalities:
*El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thi ...
, district
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El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thinisa in Numidia'') is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tunis ...
, the district seat
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El Kala National Park
The El Kala National Park and Biosphere Reserve (Arabic: محمية القالة الوطنية) is one of the national parks of Algeria in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes and a unique ecosystem in the Mediterrane ...
, national park in El Kala District
Georgia
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Narikala
Narikala ( ka, ნარიყალა) is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and the Mtkvari (Kura) River. The fortress consists of two walled sections on a steep hill between the sulfur baths and the botanical ...
, ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi
Iran
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Kala, Behshahr
Kola ( fa, كلا, also Romanized as Kolā and Kalā; also known as Kolā Darreh) is a village in Ashrestaq Rural District, Yaneh Sar District, Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Ir ...
, Mazandaran Province
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Kalah, Hormozgan
Shahr-e Shib Kalah ( fa, شهرشيب كلاه, also Romanized as Shahr-e Shīb Kalāh; also known as Kalāh) is a village in Gowharan Rural District (Hormozgan Province), Gowharan Rural District, Gowharan District, Bashagard County, Hormozgan Prov ...
, village in Hormozgan Province
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Kala, Markazi
Kala ( fa, كلا, also Romanized as Kalā) is a village in Talkh Ab Rural District, Khenejin District, Farahan County, Markazi Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country lo ...
, village
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Kala, Nur
Kala ( fa, كلا, also Romanized as Kalā) is a village in Tatarestaq Rural District, Baladeh District, Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country l ...
, Mazandaran Province
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Kala, Semnan
Kela ( fa, كلا, also Romanized as Kelā and Kalā) is a village in Qohab-e Rastaq Rural District, Amirabad District, Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 127, in 41 families.
References
Popul ...
, village
Kyrgyzstan
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Kala, Kyrgyzstan, village
Nigeria
*Kala, a town in
Kala/Balge
Kala/Balge is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. It is the easternmost LGA of Nigeria. It has itd headquarters in the town of Rann.
Landscape
It has an area of 1,896 km
Population
and a population of 60,797 at the 2006 ...
Local Government Area of Borno State
Norway
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Kala, Sarpsborg Kala is a small place east of Sarpsborg in southeastern Norway, or more precisely at Borgenhaugen. It mainly consists of the residential areas Kalakroken and Kalaveien. It also shares its name with the trotting track Kalabanen.
Kala is 15 minutes ...
, small residential place
Pakistan
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, neighbourhood in Karachi, Sindh
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Kala Gujran
Kala Gujran (in Punjabi کالا گُجراں) is a town and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil, and is located at 33°10'48N 72°57'59E with an altitude of 467 metres (1535 fee ...
, town in Punjab
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Kala, Punjab
Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu and pnb, , Saraiki: , bal, ڈیرہ غازی خان) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is the town of Dera Ghazi Khan. Most of its inhabitants are Saraikis and Baloch.
The district lies to ...
, district
Tanzania
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Kala, Tanzania
Kasanga, known as Bismarckburg during the German colonial rule, is a town in Rukwa Region, Tanzania. It is located at around , on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, 810 m above sea level.
History
A research station (''Forschungsstation''), the ruins ...
, port in the town of Kasanga
Popular culture
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''Kala'' (2021 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Rohith V. S.
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Dead Time: Kala'', a 2007 Indonesian film also known as ''Kala''
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Kalah
Kalah is a modern variation in the ancient Mancala family of games, the oldest known version having been found carved into a stone tablet in the 16th-century BCE pyramid of Cheops. The Kalah variation was developed in the United States by Willia ...
, a game in the mancala family that is alternatively spelled Kala
Characters
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Kala (comics)
Kala is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
She first appeared in ''Tales of Suspense'' #43 and was created by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, and Jack Kirby.
Fictional charact ...
, a Marvel Comics character
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Kala (Tarzan)
Kala is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, ''Tarzan of the Apes'', and in movies and other media based on it. She is the ape mother of Tarzan who raises him.
History
In the novel, Kala is a female in a band ...
, a character in the Tarzan novels
*Kala, a black panther character in the animated ''
Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...
''
*Kala, a character in the 1987 ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...
'' TV series
*Kala, a character in Netflix original series ''
Sense8
''Sense8'' (a play on the word '' sensate'' ) is an American science fiction drama streaming television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski for Netflix. The production companies behind ''Sense8'' included th ...
''
*King Kala, a character in ''
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
''
**General Kala, in the
1980 film
Music
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''Kala'' (album), a 2007 album by British musical artist M.I.A.
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Kala Tour
The Kala Tour is a 2007 global M.I.A. concert tour performed in support of her studio album ''Kala'' (see 2007 in music).
Tour details
The tour features dates across Europe, North America, Canada and Asia. M.I.A. began performing in support ...
, the tour associated with the album
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Kala (band)
Kala (stylized in all caps) is a Filipino band that blends funk, nu-disco, acid jazz, electronic and rock music. Its members are Brian Tanchanco, JP Tanchanco, Jade Justine, and Andrew Contreras.
History
KALA's first full-length album ca ...
, a Filipino band
*''KALA'', a 2015 album by singer/songwriter
Trevor Hall Trevor Hall may refer to:
* Trevor Hall (musician), American singer, lyricist and guitarist
* ''Trevor Hall'' (album), an album by Trevor Hall
* Trevor Hall (rugby league), New Zealand landlord, salesman, and professional rugby league footballer
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Other uses
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Kala (choreographer)
Kala, known professionally as Kala Master, is an Indian choreographer. She is the director of the Indian reality dance talent show, ''Maanada Mayilada'' – where she is one of the three judges. She was awarded the National Film Award for Best ...
, Indian choreographer
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KALA (FM)
KALA (88.5 FM) is a 10,000 watt public format, non-profit radio station in Davenport, Iowa, one of the Quad Cities. The station licensee, St. Ambrose University is authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. KALA also has a translator ...
, a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States
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KALA (AM)
Kala or Kalah may refer to:
Religion Hinduism
*Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time''
*Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva.
*Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts''
*Kala Bo, ...
, a defunct radio station (1400 AM) licensed to Sitka, Alaska, United States
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Kala (name) Kala may refer to: Given name
* Kala (choreographer) (born 1971), Indian choreographer
* Kala Alexander (born 1969), American surfer and actor
* Kala Ramnath (born 1967), Indian violinist
* Kala Savage (born 1978), American actress
* Kala Venkata ...
a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name)
*, the spelling in modern orthography of the native name for the
Hawaiian dollar
The dollar or dala was the spelling used at the time, though during the preparations for minting Edward Preston asked Claus Spreckels whether to spell it or . . The spelling in the modern Hawaiian alphabet would be . See was the currency of ...
*The Hawaiian name for the
bluespine unicornfish
See also
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Kaala (disambiguation)
Kaala may refer to:
*Kaala, Guinea
* Ka'ala, the highest peak on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
* ''Kaala'' (2017 film), a 2017 Sinhalese film directed by Sujeewa Gunarathne starring Mahendra Perera
* ''Kaala'' (2018 film), a 2018 Indian Tamil film di ...
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Kahla (disambiguation) Kahla is a town in Thuringia, Germany.
Kahla may also refer to:
* Kahla, Iran, a village in Iran
* Kahla, Saudi Arabia, a village in southern Saudi Arabia
* Elina Kahla (born 1960), Finnish philologist
* Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla (1902–1965) ...
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Kalaa
Kalaa is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria
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, Algeria
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Kalas (disambiguation)
Kalas may refer to:
Places
* Kalas, Karnataka, a village in India
* Kalas, Parner, a village in Maharashtra, India
*Madu Kalas, a village in Pakistan
*Uttar Kalas, a town in West Bengal, India
* Kalas, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, ...
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Kalla (disambiguation) Kalla may refer to:
Places
* Kalla, village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India
* Kalla, Asansol, neighbourhood in Asansol, West Bengal, India
* Kalla, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* ...
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Cala (disambiguation)
Cala (or CALA) may refer to:
Geography
* Cala, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa
* Cala, Huelva, a town and municipality in Huelva province, Spain
* Cala Gonone, a civil parish of Dorgali municipality, Sardinia, Italy
Acronym
* Club Atlético ...
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Qala (disambiguation) Qala or qal'a ( ar, قلعہ, qalʼa, fort, fortress, castle, links=no) may refer to:
* Qala, Azerbaijan
* Qala, Malta, a village on Gozo Island, Malta
See also
* Kala (disambiguation), Persian alternate spelling of Arabic ''qal'a''
* Qalat (disa ...
or qal'a, the Arabic word for fortress or castle
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Qalat (disambiguation)
Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat, may refer to:
* Qalat (fortress), a fortified place or fortified village
Afghanistan
* Qalat, Zabul, a city and provincial capital
* Kalat, Badakhshan, a small village
Algeria
* Qalat Ibn Salama, ...
, places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat
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Qila (disambiguation), a Persian (Urdu, Hindi) variant of Arabic ''qal'a''
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