Pishacha

ghost · India · South Asia

Pishachas are flesh-eating demons in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, created by Brahma or born from Krodha (Anger). They haunt cremation grounds alongside bhutas and vetalas, possess shapeshifting and invisibility, and feed on human vitality. They possess humans causing madness, repelled by mantras or offerings. Described with bulging veins, red eyes, and their own language Paiśāci.

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