Kalika

Terms of address: Nyai

Type: Demon

Origin: Java

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: A demon that possesses Dewi Kunti, under the instructions of Durga to send Sadewa to Durga's kingdom.

Notes on the Indian retellings: Not mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Sudamala

More information


Sources


H. Solichin, Suyanto, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, Sri Purwanto, 2017. Ensiklopedi Wayang Indonesia. Mitra Sarana Edukasi, Jakarta, p. 185 (Vol. V).

Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Kalika


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