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 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 *

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 *

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 * Kala Ratri, a Hindu goddess

Jainism

*One of the six fundamental principles

Geography

Kala can be an alternate spelling of '' qal'a'' ("fortress") in Persian, Turkish, etc.

Albania

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

* El Kala District, district ** El Kala, the district seat ** El Kala National Park, national park in El Kala District

Georgia

* Narikala, ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi

Iran

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 Ira ...

, Mazandaran Province *

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 * Kala, Markazi, village * Kala, Nur, Mazandaran Province * Kala, Semnan, village

Kyrgyzstan

* Kala, Kyrgyzstan, village

Nigeria

*Kala, a town in Kala/Balge Local Government Area of Borno State

Norway

* Kala, Sarpsborg, small residential place

Pakistan

* Kala Board, neighbourhood in Karachi, Sindh * Kala Gujran, town in Punjab * Kala, Punjab, district

Tanzania

* Kala, Tanzania, port in the town of Kasanga

Popular culture

* ''Kala'' (2021 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Rohith V. S. *'' Dead Time: Kala'', a 2007 Indonesian film also known as ''Kala'' * Kalah, a game in the mancala family that is alternatively spelled Kala

Characters

* Kala (comics), a Marvel Comics character *

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'' *Kala, a character in the 1987 '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' TV series *Kala, a character in Netflix original series '' Sense8'' *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 __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab u ...

Music

* ''Kala'' (album), a 2007 album by British musical artist M.I.A. ** Kala Tour, the tour associated with the album *

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 came ...

, a Filipino band *''KALA'', a 2015 album by singer/songwriter Trevor Hall

Other uses

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 *

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 * KALA (AM), a defunct radio station (1400 AM) licensed to Sitka, Alaska, United States *

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 R ...

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 The bluespine unicornfish or short-nose unicornfish (''Naso unicornis'') is a tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called ''kala'' (meaning "thorn" ...