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.

A famous asura emperor who was born to Kashyapa and Danu. He later kidnapped Ekavira’s wife Ekavali and took her to patala. He was then defeated by Ekavira. See Ekavira.

A kshatriya king. He was created from a body part of Suparna, younger brother of the asura Mayura, as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 67.

A rakshasa who was the brother of Ravana’s minister Prahasta. He was with Khara-Dushana during Rama’s exile period. The others were Shyenagami, Pridhugriva, Yajnashatru, Vihangama, Durjaya, Karaviraksha, Parusha, Meghamali, Mahamali, Sarpasya, Rudhirashana, as per Ramayana Aranyakanda Sarga 26.

An asura who was killed by Garuda as per Mahabharata Udyogaparva Chapter 105.

Yama’s daughter. See Puranjana.