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Kala

काल
Also known as: Kāla, Time, Death, Cosmic Order

About

The personification of time, which governs all creation. Associated with death and the inevitable decay of all things. In some traditions, personified as a form of Yama or Shiva. Represents the inexorable flow of cosmic events.

Attributes

TimeDeathOrderInevitabilityDestiny

Symbols

WheelCycleSword

Associated Mantras

Kala mantras

Scriptures

PuranasUpanishads

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India (philosophical concept)

Iconography

Personified as a dark figure, often with a sword. Associated with Yama or Shiva.