Kalakeyas

The kalakeyas (Sanskrit: कालकेय, romanized: Kālakeya) or kalakhanjas (Sanskrit: कालखञ्ज, romanized: kālakhañjā) are a sect of danavas in Hindu mythology, referring to the children of Kashyapa and Kala. Sixty-thousand kalakeyas are said to exist, and they are described to fight under the asura banner, under Vritra, as well as other rulers.

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