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Punjab · Punjab
Jam is a Punjab rural spirit name linked to fields, wells, and village night lore.
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Delhi · Delhi (also Punjab)
Jinn lore in Delhi and Punjab cities reflects Islamic cosmology spoken in a North Indian urban voice…
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Punjab · Punjab (also Haryana, Delhi)
Chhalawa is a North Indian shape-shifting spirit of crossroads and false appearances.
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Haryana · Haryana
Jakh is a Haryana village-boundary spirit—protective in some tellings, perilous in others.
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Haryana · Haryana (also Punjab, Delhi)
Kichin is a feared night spirit of the North Indian plains, named across Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi…
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Haryana · Haryana (Jind region)
Jind names a Haryana regional ghost tradition tied to the Jind landscape and its settlements.
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Haryana · Haryana
Dhola Kapdiya is a rural Haryana spirit tied to fields, paths, and night-time village lore.
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Madhya Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh
Sadu Guteni is a Madhya Pradesh village spirit of edges, trees, and night-time household lore.
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Madhya Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh
Peederanga is a forest spirit of Madhya Pradesh—part of Central Indian woodland folklore.
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Madhya Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh
Hadal (Hadaal) is a Central Indian female spirit of wells, trees, and night roads—related in tone to…
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Madhya Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh
Mua is a rural Madhya Pradesh spirit associated with fields, paths, and night-time unease.
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Madhya Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh (also HR, PB, DL, UK, HP)
Masan (Masaan) is a cremation-ground spirit of North and Central India—feared, respected, and named…
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