Kala or Kalah may refer to:
Sanskrit words
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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 ...
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Kalā
Kalā means 'performing art' in Sanskrit. In Hindu scriptures, Shiva is regarded as the master of Kalā. In the ''Lalita Sahasranama'', the Devi is invoked as an embodiment of the 64 fine arts. In some traditions, the goddess Sarasvati is also ass ...
, meaning 'performing arts'
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
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Kala (comics)
Kala is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
She first appeared in ''Tales of Suspense'' #43 (July 1963) and was created by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, and Jack Kirby.
Fictional charac ...
, in Marvel comics
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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 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 ...
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*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
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'' ...
* Kala Shetty, villain portrayed by Rami Reddy in the 1998 Indian film ''
Gunda''
Films
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''Kala'' (2021 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film
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Dead Time: Kala'', a 2007 Indonesian film
Music
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''Kala'' (album), by M.I.A., 2007
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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 suppor ...
, the tour associated with the album
*''Kala'', a 2015 album by
Trevor Hall
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Kala (band)
Kala (stylized in all caps) is a Filipino band that blends funk, nu-disco, acid jazz, Electronic music, electronic and Rock music, rock music. Its members are Brian Tanchanco, JP Tanchanco, Jade Justine, and Andrew Contreras.
History
KALA's ...
, a Filipino band
Places
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Kala e Dodës, Albania
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El Kala, 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
A municipality is usually a single administrat ...
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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
Třebotov is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Třebotov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...
, Czech Republic
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Kala, Republic of Dagestan
Kala (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) in Amsarsky Selsoviet, Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and depende ...
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Kala, Behshahr
Kola (, 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 Iran (IRI) and als ...
, Iran
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Kalah, Hormozgan
Shahr-e Shib Kalah (, also Romanized as Shahr-e Shīb Kalāh; also known as Kalāh) is a village in Gowharan Rural District, Gowharan District, Bashagard County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ...
, Iran
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Kala, Markazi
Kala (, 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 (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asi ...
, Iran
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Kala, Nur
Kala (, 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 (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. ...
, Iran
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Kala, Semnan
Kela (, also Romanized as Kelā and Kalā) is a village in Qohab-e Rastaq Rural District, Amirabad District, Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a coun ...
, Iran
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Kala, Kyrgyzstan
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Kala (province) Kala was a province of the Mali Empire and later the Songhai Empire, in modern-day Mali. Historically the term applied to the territory on both banks of the Niger river upstream of the Inner Niger Delta, north of Bendugu. By the 18th century the te ...
, historical province of Mali
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Kala/Balge, Nigeria
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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 ...
, Norway
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, in Karachi, Pakistan
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Kala, Punjab, Pakistan
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Kala, Tanzania
Other uses
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Kala (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
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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 ...
(born 1971), Indian choreographer
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KALA (FM), a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States
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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.
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*Kala, Hawaiian name for the
bluespine unicornfish
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Kala-class utility landing craft, six former Finnish navy landing craft
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), ''Kaala'' (2017 film), a 2017 Sinhalese film directed by Sujeewa Gunarathne starring Mahendra Perera
*Kaala (2018 film), ''Kaala'' (2018 ...
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Kaal (disambiguation)
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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), ''Kaala'' (2017 film), a 2017 Sinhalese film directed by Sujeewa Gunarathne starring Mahendra Perera
*Kaala (2018 film), ''Kaala'' (2018 ...
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Kaalam (disambiguation)
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Kaalpurush (disambiguation)
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Kalah
Kalah is a modern variation in the ancient Mancala, Mancala family of games. The Kalah board was first patented and sold in the United States by William Julius Champion, Jr. in the 1950s. This game is sometimes also called "Kalahari", possibly by ...
, a game in the mancala family
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Kalam (disambiguation)
Kalam or Ilm al-Kalam (lit. "science of discourse") is a term for methodic theology in Islam.
Kalam may also refer to:
Philosophy
*Kalam cosmological argument, a cosmological argument for the existence of God rooted in the Ilm al-Kalam heritage
...
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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 (1902–1 ...
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Kalaa
Kalaa is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tu ...
, 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, Ir ...
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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 () may refer to:
* Qala, Azerbaijan
* Qala, Malta
Qala () is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,929 as of September 2019. Nearby is Ħondoq ir-Rummien, a coastline with salt pans and ...
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, Afghanistan, capital of Zabul Province
* Kalat, Badakhshan, a small village in the Kuran wa Munjan Di ...
, places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat
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Qila (disambiguation)
''Qila'' a Persian, Urdu, and Hindi word meaning a fort or castle used in names of places.
Qila may also refer to:
* Qila, Hebron, a village in Palestine
* ''Qila'' (film), a 1998 Bollywood Hindi language drama film
See also
* Kala (disambigua ...
, a Persian (Urdu, Hindi) variant of Arabic ''qal'a''
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