
कुम्भाण्ड
Kumbhanda
corpulent guardian demon
Sanskrit
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Cross-referencing the Yaksha field-notes…
A field guide to the spirits, guardians, and divine forces of the Indian subcontinent — documented from primary sources across three millennia.
26 entities in the archive

कुम्भाण्ड
Kumbhanda
corpulent guardian demon
Sanskrit

ब्राह्मी
Brahmi
childhood possession spirit
Sanskrit

ഓടം
Odam
river capsize spirit
Malayalam

पापिया
Paapiya
sin-bound ancestral spirit
Hindi

कीचक
Kichak
headless vengeance ghost
Sanskrit

हडप्पा
Hadappa
well devourer
Marathi

ನಾಳೆ ಬಾ
Nale Ba
door-knocking witch
Kannada

लोहासुर
Lohasur
iron demon
Chhattisgarhi

जाखिनी
Jakhini
forest seductress
Garhwali

स्कन्दग्रह
Skanda Graha
childhood seizure spirit
Sanskrit

बक
Bak
river monster
Bengali

चोरदेवा
Chordewa
soul-stealing witch
Bengali
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