Word

Kalaksha

Sanskrit

कलाक्ष

IAST

kalākṣa

In General

Kalaksha was a son of Tarakasura. Kalaksha along with his brothers Taraksha, and Vidyunmali built three moving cities known as Tripura, made up of gold, silver and iron. They were collectively called as Tripurasur. Lord Siva destroyed the cities and killed them for their atrocities.