 The trio eventually reach an underground temple where the Thugs worship the Hindu goddess Kali with human sacrifice . They discover that the Thugs , led by their evil , bloodthirsty high priest Mola Ram are in possession of three of the five Sankara stones , and have enslaved the children to mine for the final two stones , which they hope will allow them to rule the world . As Indy tries to retrieve the stones , he , Willie , and Shorty are captured and separated . Indy is whipped and forced to drink a potion called the " Blood of Kali " , which places him in a trance @-@ like state where he begins to mindlessly serve the Thugs . Willie , meanwhile , is kept as a human sacrifice , while Shorty is put to work in the mines alongside the enslaved children . Shorty breaks free and escapes back into the temple where he burns Indy with a torch , shocking him out of the trance . After defeating Chattar Lal , also a Thuggee worshiper , they go back to the mines to free the children , but Indy is caught up in a fight with a hulking overseer . The Maharajah , who was also forcibly entranced by the " Blood of Kali , " attempts to cripple Indy with a voodoo doll . Shorty spars with the Maharajah , ultimately burning him to snap him out of the trance . With his strength returned , Indy kills the overseer . The Maharajah then tells Shorty how to get out of the mines . While Mola Ram escapes , Indy and Shorty rescue Willie and retrieve the three Sankara stones , the village children escape . 
