Kali Yuga

== English == === Alternative forms === Kaliyuga, Kali-Yuga Kalyug (from Hindi) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit कलियुग (kaliyuga, “age of darkness”), from कलि (kali, “Kali, Kalipurush, demon of corruption”) +‎ युग (yuga, “yuga”). Some etymologies claim it was named after the worst throw in an ancient Indian dice game. === Proper noun === Kali Yuga In Hinduism, the fourth and most evil 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 B.C.E. under the Julian calendar (23 January under the Gregorian calendar), and lasts for 432,000 years. ==== Usage notes ==== The "Kali" in "Kali Yuga" refers to the demon Kali, not the goddess Kali. To differentiate the demon Kali from the goddess, some writers refer the former as "Kalipurush". === See also === Dvapara Yuga Treta Yuga Satya Yuga