The Thuggee, led by the high priest Mola Ram (a terrifying figure with a shaved head, a crimson turban, and a clawed hand that could rip a man’s heart out while he still screamed ), were using the stones for a terrible purpose: blood sacrifices to Kali. With enough power, they believed, the goddess would help them overthrow the British and plunge the world into chaos and death.
As the sun rose over Mayapore, the children returned—dazed but alive, stumbling out of the jungle as if waking from a long nightmare. The village elder pressed his hands together. "You have restored the light," he said. "The goddess is no longer angry." temple of doom
Indiana Jones never told which story he believed. He just tipped his hat, climbed into a battered jeep, and disappeared into the jungle—off to find another piece of history, another fight against the dark. The Thuggee, led by the high priest Mola