Editing Kalat, Balochistan (section)

==Kalat Kali Temple==
There is a [[Hindu temple]] devoted to [[Kali]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Notezai |first=Muhammad Akbar |date=2017-10-15 |title=FOOTPRINTS: DESCENDANTS OF ROYALTY |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1363933 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> On 21 December 2010, the 82 year old chief-priest was abducted in what was reported as part of increasingly routine targeting of minority Hindus in the province.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baabar |first=Mariana |date=2022-02-05 |title=No Country For Kafirs? |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/no-country-for-kafirs/270204 |website=Outlook |language=en}}</ref> The Kali Temple of Kalat is located at the foot of the ancient city fort of [[Kalat, Balochistan|Kalat state]]. This temple was built before the arrival of Islam in [[South Asia|South Asia]].

{{quote|text="At that time, the temple was known as Kalat-i-Seba (after a legendary Hindu king) and Kalat-i Nikari (after the Brahui-speaking Baloch Nikari tribe). The Nikaris are generally recognized as the oldest branch of the indigenous Brahuis."<ref>E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume 4 By M. Th. Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor Houtsma Page 678; Quote: “It has been known in earlier times as Kalat-i-Seva (from a legendary Hindu king) and Kalat-i Nicari which connects it with the Brahui Speaking Baloch tribe of Nicari , which is generally accepted as belonging to the oldest branch of the indigenous Brahois.”</ref>}}