<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In Hindu cosmology, the universe is cyclically created and destroyed . Its cosmology divides time into four epochs or Yuga, of which the current period is the Kali Yuga . </P> <P> According to Hindu vedic cosmology, there is no absolute start to time, as it is considered infinite and cyclic . Similarly, the space and universe has neither start nor end, rather it is cyclical . The current universe is just the start of a present cycle preceded by an infinite number of universes and to be followed by another infinite number of universes . </P> <P> The dominant theme in Puranic Hindu cosmology, state Chapman and Driver, is of cycles and repetition . There are multiple universes, each takes birth from chaos, grows, decays and dies into chaos, to be reborn again . Further, there are different and parallel realities . Brahma's one day equals 4.32 million years which is a Kalpa . Each Kalpa is subdivided into four yuga (caturyuga, also called mahayuga)). These are krita (or satya), treta, dvapara and kali yugas . The current time is stated to be one of kali yuga . The starting year, length of each, or the grand total, is not consistent in the Puranas . According to Ludo Rocher, the total of four yugas is typically 4,320,000 years, off which 432,000 years is assigned to be the duration of the kali yuga . </P>

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