Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is loosely based on what cult, run by assassins known as the Thuggee?

The Hindu Cult of Kali served as inspiration for Temple of Doom, as the Hindu goddess of Kali required human sacrifice from her worshippers. Based on the Thuggee, a cult of assassins who strangled their victims with yellow scarves, not a single drop of blood was to be wasted. During their 450-year reign of terror, the Thuggee are believed to be responsible for some two million murders.

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