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|name = Deva Loka
|aka         = S14
|aka = S14
|image       = Deva loka.jpg
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|type       = Jungle planet
|type = Planet
|location   = [[Mutter's Spiral]]
|location = [[Mutter's Spiral]]
|natives     = [[Kinda]]
|natives=[[Kinda]]
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|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''
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|only cs    = Kinda (TV story)
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'''Deva Loka''', also known by its [[Galactic Federation]] designation as '''S14''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy (novel)}}) was a tropical [[jungle planet]] inhabited by the peaceful, mute, and [[Telepathy|telepathic]] [[Kinda]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kinda (TV story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] listed it as his fourth favourite planet. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ordeal of Peladon (audio story)}})


'''Deva Loka''', also known as '''S14''', was once part of the [[Manussan Empire]]. The [[planet]] is very close to being a paradise, with a mild climate and warm blue seas. Much of Deva Loka is covered by sub-tropical jungles. It is also rich in exotic alien fruits and is largely unspoiled and inhabited by the peaceful and telepathic [[Kinda]]. A [[human]] expeditionary force was sent to Deva Loca to check its suitability for colonisation.
== History ==
On Deva Loka, there was no disease, no bad weather, and the [[tree]]s [[fruit]]ed in sequence all year round. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Panna (short story)}}) In addition to jungles, the planet had warm [[sea]]s, multi-coloured [[bird]]s, jewelled [[insect]]s, and no predators, making it an ideal "paradise." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Kinda (novelisation)}})


Members of the force went missing and the [[Mara]] hampered them. These problems eventually led to Deva Loca being reclassified as unsuitable for colonisation. ([[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'')
A six-team [[human]] expeditionary force was sent to Deva Loka to check its suitability for colonisation, as their "mother world" was vastly overpopulated. Three members of the force — [[Stone (Kinda)|Stone]], [[Carter (Kinda)|Carter]], and [[Roberts (Kinda)|Roberts]] — went missing, presumably due to the [[Mara]], who organised the Kinda to attack the expedition until it was repelled by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. Deva Loka was afterwards reclassified as unsuitable for colonisation. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Kinda (TV story)}})


Wind chimes from Deva Loka in the [[39th century]] were present aboard an [[Ice Warrior]] ship known as the ''[[Bruk]]''. ([[NA]]: ''[[Legacy]]'')
Circa [[3985]], Deva Lokan [[wind chimes]] were present aboard the [[Ice Warrior]] ship ''[[Bruk]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy (novel)}})
 
Later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] decided to go there to relax. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)}})
 
Deva Loka was one of the planets that did not accept the format of [[star map]] produced by [[Kasterborus]], preferring to make their own system. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Introduction and links (short story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Along with the other Buddhist themes of ''Kinda'', "Deva Loka" translates to "Land of the Gods."
 
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 7 June 2024

Deva Loka, also known by its Galactic Federation designation as S14, (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"]) was a tropical jungle planet inhabited by the peaceful, mute, and telepathic Kinda. (TV: Kinda [+]Loading...["Kinda (TV story)"]) The Tenth Doctor listed it as his fourth favourite planet. (AUDIO: The Ordeal of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Ordeal of Peladon (audio story)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Deva Loka, there was no disease, no bad weather, and the trees fruited in sequence all year round. (PROSE: Panna [+]Loading...["Panna (short story)"]) In addition to jungles, the planet had warm seas, multi-coloured birds, jewelled insects, and no predators, making it an ideal "paradise." (PROSE: Kinda [+]Loading...["Kinda (novelisation)"])

A six-team human expeditionary force was sent to Deva Loka to check its suitability for colonisation, as their "mother world" was vastly overpopulated. Three members of the force — Stone, Carter, and Roberts — went missing, presumably due to the Mara, who organised the Kinda to attack the expedition until it was repelled by the Fifth Doctor. Deva Loka was afterwards reclassified as unsuitable for colonisation. (TV: Kinda [+]Loading...["Kinda (TV story)"])

Circa 3985, Deva Lokan wind chimes were present aboard the Ice Warrior ship Bruk. (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"])

Later, the Tenth Doctor decided to go there to relax. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name [+]Loading...["A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)"])

Deva Loka was one of the planets that did not accept the format of star map produced by Kasterborus, preferring to make their own system. (PROSE: Introduction and links [+]Loading...["Introduction and links (short story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Along with the other Buddhist themes of Kinda, "Deva Loka" translates to "Land of the Gods."

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