Kali Yuga

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of Devanagari कली युग (Age of Kali, or Age of Darkness).

Proper noun

Kali Yuga

  1. In Hinduism, one of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of Yugas, traditionally thought to have begun at midnight (00:00) on 18 February, 3102 BCE under the Julian calendar (23 January under the Gregorian calendar), and last 432,000 years.

See also

  • Dvapara Yuga
  • Treta Yuga
  • Satya Yuga
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