Thuggee

"Oh, the Thuggee. Marvelous brutes. Went about strangling travelers. ... The British army did away with them nicely."

- Phillip James Blumburtt



The Thuggee cult was a secret religious society centered in India. Members (sometimes referred to as Thugs) worshiped the goddess Kali Ma with barbaric human sacrifices. The British, led by Major William Sleeman attempted to eradicate the group in the early 19th century, forcing the Thuggee to go underground.

History
In 1933, Indiana Jones and Marya Smirnova confronted the fellowship of a resurrected Thuggee temple in Bhubaneshwar. Two years later, Jones encountered another resurgent Thuggee congregation at Pankot Palace, led by the high priest Mola Ram.

The Pankot cult was able to operate in secrecy through the cooperation of Pankot's Prime Minister, Chattar Lal. It was disbanded when Mola Ram was killed and the members were either killed or captured by Captain Phillip Blumburtt's troops, although Lal escaped.

Appearances

 * Indiana Jones et la Cité de la Foudre
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel
 * Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures