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{{first pic|Thuggee.jpg|An acolyte of Thuggee is strangling his [[Wife (The Swords of Kali)|victim]] with a [[garrotte]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'')}} | {{first pic|Thuggee.jpg|An acolyte of Thuggee is strangling his [[Wife (The Swords of Kali)|victim]] with a [[garrotte]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'')}} | ||
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Acolytes of '''Thuggee''' were a cult of robbers and murderers in [[19th century|19th-century]] [[India]] who were offering their victims to [[Kali]], the [[Hindu]] goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims with a [[garrotte]]. | Acolytes of '''Thuggee''' were a cult of robbers and murderers in [[19th century|19th-century]] [[India]] who were offering their victims to [[Kali]], the [[Hindu]] goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims with a [[garrotte]]. | ||
In [[1825]], [[Chandra Scindia]] was the Master of Thuggee. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'') | In [[1825]], [[Chandra Scindia]] was the Master of Thuggee. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'') | ||
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* The word "thug" goes back to Thuggee of India. | * The word "thug" goes back to Thuggee of India. | ||
* Despite [[Titan Comics]] replacing the [[Hindu]] goddess [[Kali]] with an invented character Okti in later editions, it was Kali that Thuggee worshiped in the real world. | * Despite [[Titan Comics]] replacing the [[Hindu]] goddess [[Kali]] with an invented character Okti in later editions, it was Kali that Thuggee worshiped in the real world. | ||
[[Category:Human cults]] | [[Category:Human cults]] | ||
[[Category:Human highwaymen]] | [[Category:Human highwaymen]] | ||
[[Category:Human criminal organisations]] | [[Category:Human criminal organisations]] | ||
[[Category:Human murderers]] | [[Category:Human murderers]] | ||
