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West Bengal · West Bengal
Shakchunni is a Bengali female spirit associated with the figure of a married woman—part of a local…
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Uttar Pradesh · Pan-Indian
Bhoot is the everyday word for ghost across much of North India—and the root of BhootKosh’s name.
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Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu
Pei is the Tamil umbrella term for ghosts—an archive entry for a regional spirit category.
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Kerala · Kerala
Mohini Yakshi is Kerala’s famous night-time spirit of lonely roads—beauty as lure, landscape as stag…
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Uttar Pradesh · Pan-Indian (epic-mythological)
Rakshasas are epic-scale beings of Indic mythology, later echoing in folk vocabulary for terror.
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Uttar Pradesh · Pan-Indian (religious-cultural)
Preta names the restless or hungry departed—at the intersection of religion, ritual, and ghost belie…
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Rajasthan · Pan-Indian popular lore
Nagin lore blends ancient naga belief with popular shape-shifter romance and revenge tales.
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Maharashtra · Maharashtra
Munjya is a Maharashtrian tree-spirit tied to the death of a boy after the sacred thread ceremony.
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Rajasthan · Central & North India (pan-regional)
Daayan lore blurs ghost story and witchcraft accusation—documented here with cultural and ethical ca…
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Kerala · Pan-Indian / Kerala variants
Yakshini spans classical nature-spirit iconography and later regional legends of the night-walking s…
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West Bengal · Bengal and eastern India
The Brahmadaitya is a spirit often tied to ancient banyan trees and temple landscapes in eastern Ind…
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West Bengal · West Bengal / Assam (regional variants)
Nishi Daak is the dreaded night-call of Bengal: a voice in the dark that should never be answered.
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