Kala or Kalah may refer to:

Sanskrit words

Kāla Kala (, ) 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 is known as the fiery avatar of Shiva, Bhairava, K ...

, meaning 'time' or 'black', and in various Indian religions the personification of time as a deity ** an epithet of the Hindu god

Yama Yama (), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka. He is often identified with Dharmadeva, the personification of ''Dharm ...

** an epithet of the Hindu god

Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...

* Kalā, meaning 'performing arts'

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Kala (comics), in Marvel comics *

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 foster mother of Tarzan and raised him following the death of his parents. Ficti ...

, adoptive mother of Tarzan *Kala, in the animation ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 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, in the 1987 TV series ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' *Kala, in the TV series ''

Sense8 ''Sense8'' () is an American science fiction drama television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski for Netflix. The production companies behind ''Sense8'' included the Wachowskis' Anarchos Productions (replac ...

'' *King Kala, in the comic strip ''

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'' ...

'' **General Kala, in the 1980 film

* Kala Shetty, villain portrayed by Rami Reddy in the 1998 Indian film '' Gunda''

Films

* ''Kala'' (2021 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film *'' Dead Time: Kala'', a 2007 Indonesian film

Music

* ''Kala'' (album), by M.I.A., 2007 ** Kala Tour, the tour associated with the album *''Kala'', a 2015 album by Trevor Hall * Kala (band), a Filipino band

Places

* Kala e Dodës, Albania * El Kala, Algeria ** El Kala District **

El Kala National Park The El Kala National Park and Biosphere Reserve (Arabic: محمية القالة الوطنية) is one of the List of national parks of Algeria, national parks of Algeria in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes and a ...

*Kala, Třebotov, Czech Republic * Kala, Republic of Dagestan * Kala, Behshahr, Iran * Kalah, Hormozgan, Iran * Kala, Markazi, Iran * Kala, Nur, Iran * Kala, Semnan, Iran * Kala, Kyrgyzstan * Kala (province), historical province of Mali * Kala/Balge, Nigeria *

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 ...

, Norway * Kala Board, in Karachi, Pakistan * Kala, Punjab, Pakistan * Kala, Tanzania

Other uses

* Kala (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name ** Kala (choreographer) (born 1971), Indian choreographer * KALA (FM), a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States * Kala language, an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea *, the spelling in modern orthography of the native name for the

Hawaiian dollar The dollar or dala was the currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898. It was equal to the United States dollar and was divided into 100 ''cents'' or ''keneta''. Only sporadic issues were made, which circulated alongside United States currency. ...

*Kala, Hawaiian name for the bluespine unicornfish * Kala-class utility landing craft, six former Finnish navy landing craft