Kali Yuga
English
Alternative forms
- Kaliyuga
- Kalī-Yuga
Etymology
Transliteration of Devanagari कली युग (Age of Kali, or Age of Darkness).
Proper noun
Kali Yuga
- 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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