West Bengal

Bengali literature and oral tradition preserve a rich catalogue of petni, shakchunni, and riverine spirits.

Ghosts

West Bengal · Bengal and eastern India

The Brahmadaitya is a spirit often tied to ancient banyan trees and temple landscapes in eastern Ind…

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.

West Bengal · West Bengal

Shakchunni is a Bengali female spirit associated with the figure of a married woman—part of a local…

Kurseong · West Bengal

Tales of a headless boy on forest roads and sightings near the old school buildings form the core of…

9 July 2026 · West Bengal

A boy who laughs under the old banyan learns that some trees keep older tenants.

9 July 2026 · West Bengal

A riverside household learns why elders forbid answering a name called after midnight.

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