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== Etymology ==
 
== Etymology ==
<p style='text-align:justify;'>The Sanskrit term ‘Kala’ means time, a small part of anything, a symbolic expression for sixteen<ref name="ref1">Vaman ShivramApte. The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary. Bhartiya GranthaNiketan : New Delhi.page 342</ref>, and a black or dark color as mentioned in Panini.<ref name="ref2">Available from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81la#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDalal2011185-3</ref> <br/>A specific tin coating proceduretermed  as‘kalyalepa’or ‘kalai’ is applied on utensils of brass and copper. ‘Kalai’ means white wash or tin.<ref name="ref3">History of Tin-coating of Metallic Utensils in India | INTACH Intangible Cultural Heritage</ref> The main purpose of kalaiis to prevent utensils from rusting and oxidization.It serves as barrier between food and utensils. Similarly, kala is a barrier between body tissues (dhatu) and organs (ashaya) in the human body. </p>
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<p style='text-align:justify;'>The Sanskrit term ‘Kala’ means time, a small part of anything, a symbolic expression for sixteen<ref name="ref1">Vaman ShivramApte. The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary. Bhartiya GranthaNiketan : New Delhi.page 342</ref>, and a black or dark color as mentioned in Panini.<ref name="ref2">Available from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81la#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDalal2011185-3</ref> <br/>A specific tin coating proceduretermed  as‘kalyalepa’or ‘kalai’ is applied on utensils of brass and copper. ‘Kalai’ means white wash or tin.<ref name="ref3">[http://intangibleheritage.intach.org/history-of-tin-coating-of-metallic-utensils-in-india/ History of Tin-coating of Metallic Utensils in India | INTACH Intangible Cultural Heritage]</ref> The main purpose of kalaiis to prevent utensils from rusting and oxidization.It serves as barrier between food and utensils. Similarly, kala is a barrier between body tissues (dhatu) and organs (ashaya) in the human body. </p>
    
== Definition and development of kala ==
 
== Definition and development of kala ==

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