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Maharajah Zalim Singh's Clay Kritya Doll

The Maharajah clutches the small clay doll modeled after Indiana Jones on the quarry balcony. He stabs its torso with a sapphire-tipped turban pin, forcing Indy to convulse in pain below amid the chaos. Short Round climbs the bucket chain, snatches the doll, and pierces it with the same pin, snapping the magic and restoring Indy's control.
4 appearances

Purpose

Inflict remote pain and exert magical control over Indiana Jones through sympathetic stabbing

Significance

Breaks Kali’s hypnotic spell on Indiana Jones, freeing him to defeat the Thuggee giant and launch the group's mine cart escape; symbolizes the cult's crumbling supernatural dominance and Short Round's pivotal heroism

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments
S1E2 · INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
The Mine Cart Gambit: Pain, Sacrifice, and the Breaking of Kali’s Spell

The Maharajah Zalim Singh's clay kryta doll is the instrument of Indy's torment, allowing the Maharajah to inflict excruciating pain with every jab of the sapphire-tipped pin. Short Round disrupts the ritual by stabbing the doll with the pin, breaking Kali's spell and freeing Indy from the curse. The doll's destruction is a pivotal moment in the event, symbolizing the breaking of dark magic and the Maharajah's redemption.

Before: Clutched in the Maharajah's hand, used to control Indy through pain.
After: Destroyed by Short Round, its power broken and the curse lifted.
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S1E2 · INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
The Maharajah’s Hex and the Giant’s Fall: A Battle of Wills and Magic

The Maharajah’s clay voodoo doll of Indiana Jones is used to inflict supernatural pain on Indy, with the sapphire-tipped turban pin acting as the instrument of torture. Short Round disrupts the ritual by stealing the doll and piercing the Maharajah’s hand with the pin, breaking Kali’s influence and freeing Indiana from the trance. The doll symbolizes the Thuggee cult’s dark magic and the Maharajah’s enslavement to Kali.

Before: Clutched in the Maharajah’s hands, being used to torture Indiana through the pin.
After: Pierced and discarded, its power broken, lying on the rock-cut balcony.
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S1E2 · INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
The Maharajah’s Redemption: A Turning Point in the Quarry’s Descent

The Maharajah’s clay voodoo doll, modeled after Indiana Jones, is the instrument of his torment. The Maharajah stabs it with a sapphire-tipped pin, inflicting excruciating pain on Indy. Short Round disrupts the ritual by removing the pin, breaking Kali’s trance and freeing Indy. The doll is a physical manifestation of the Thuggee cult’s supernatural control, its power lying in its connection to the Maharajah’s hypnotic state. Its destruction symbolizes the breaking of the spell.

Before: Clutched in the Maharajah’s hand, used to torture Indy via the pin.
After: Pierced by the pin and discarded, its power broken.
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S1E2 · INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
The Wrong Tunnel: A Desperate Getaway and the Cult’s Vengeance

The Maharajah’s clay kryta doll is the instrument of Indy’s torment. The Maharajah stabs it with the sapphire-tipped pin, causing Indy excruciating pain as if the doll were his body. Short Round climbs the bucket chain, tackles the Maharajah, and stabs the pin into the doll—and then into the Maharajah’s hand—breaking the curse. The doll’s destruction symbolizes the breaking of the supernatural hold over Indy, allowing him to recover and continue the fight. Its role is purely supernatural, a vessel for Mola Ram’s control.

Before: Clutched in the Maharajah’s hand, used to torture Indy via the voodoo curse.
After: Destroyed by Short Round, its power broken and the curse lifted.
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