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Kaliyuga

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/ ˌkɑːlɪˈjuːɡə /

noun

  1. (in Hindu mythology) the fourth (present) age of the world, characterized by total decadence

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We are, according to the ancient Vedic text, some 5,000, years into Kaliyuga, the final, corrupt age.

From Time Magazine Archive

These are the Kaliyuga, Vikrama, and Śaka eras.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

It will be convenient to treat the Kaliyuga first, though, in spite of having the greatest apparent antiquity, it is the latest of the three in respect of actual date of origin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

And therefore the latter date, which is the date mentioned in the inscription, was Wednesday in the year 4362 of Kaliyuga.

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various

And, for the same reason, this reckoning has often been called the Kaliyuga era of 3101 B.C.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various