From the back of the book:
Join famed archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones as he travels the Orient! Visit the decadent pleasure palaces of Shanghai, the mystical villages of India, and the majestic castles of the independent Asian provinces.
But beware, for the forces of darkness have begun to spread across the land after a century of dormancy. The evil Kali worshippers and their Thuggee minions seek to bring th world under the control of their dark goddess, and they will stop at nothing once they gain possession of the Sankara Stones...
The Temple of Doom Sourcbook explores the sites, characters, and events of the second movie in the legendary Indiana Jones series, providing never-before-revealed facts of Indy's Asian journey. Plus, two complete adventures bring characters right into the adction, allowing gamemasters to easily incorporate the cultists, gangsters, and mysterious forces of the Orient into their campaigns.