Loka

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Loka is a Sanskrit word for "world", "locality", or "plane".

In Hindu cosmology this term is applied in a more specific way to denominate the fourteen worlds that exists, seven of which are higher (vyahrtis) and seven lower (patalas). . They are bhur, bhuvar, svar, mahar, jana, tapa, and satya above; and atala, vitala, sutala, talatala, mahatala, rasatala, and patala below.