A powerful asura who was later born as Kamsa, son of Ugrasena. See Kamsa.

A snake who attained moksha. As per Padmapurana Chapter 16, he was first born as a shudra in Karavirapura. After his death, Yama’s soldiers took him to Kalapuri where he was given a sentence of six manvantaras. He served that and was then born as a naga and suffered. During an auspicious night, the snake managed to throw out offerings which fell on Vishnu’s feet. Vishnu forgave him his sins and after his death, Vishnu’s messngers took him in a chariot to V

Or Kaladantaka. A snake born in vasuki’s dynasty. It died in janamejaya’s sarpasatra as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 57.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9.

A holy place in Ayodhya. bathing here is equivalent to donating eleven cows as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 85.

A mountain in Medhavikatheertha. There is a water body here named Vedihrida. Bathing here is equivalent to donating a thousand cows, as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 25. There are twenty mountains around Meru named Kuranga, Karaga, Kushumbha, Vikangata, Trikuta, Shishira, Patanga, Ruchaka, Nila, Nishadha, Sheetivasa, Kapila, Shankha, Vaidurya, Charudhi, Hamsa, Rishabha, Naga, Kalanjara, Narada, as per Devibhagavata Ashtamaskanda.

A brahmin who was an expert on the vedas. He was present at Janamejaya’s sarpasatra, as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 53.

A holy place in naimisharanya as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 95 verse 3.

Or Kalakhanja.

A common name for the group of asuras born to Kashyapa and Kalika as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 65. They are about 60000 in number. They have fought under Vritra and other asuras too.

Once the Kalakeyas started harassing brahmins – killing them, disrupting their yajnas, and so on. The brahmins complained to Agastya, who set out to catch them. They hid in the ocean, but Agastya drank the ocean up. But a few kalakeyas managed to escape to patala as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 101.

Hiranyapura, near devaloka served as a base for the asuras. The Kalakeyas once attacked the devas along with a group called Nivatakavachas. Indra sent Matali to bring Arjuna to devaloka. Arjuna defeated the asuras and killed many Kalakeyas as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 172 verse 3.