Vetál
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Vetál is a mythological figure in India, the king of the ghosts and spirits (vetala) or demons (pishacha).
Per the 1886 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency:
His features and his body are like those of a man except that his hands and feet are turned back. His eyes are a tawny green, his hair stands on end, and he holds a cane in his right and a conch shell in his left hand. Vetál lives on air. When he goes his rounds he is dressed in green and either sits in a litter or rides a horse. Some of his spirits walk before and others walk after him, holding lighted torches and shouting.[1]
See also
- Vetoba, a Konkan form of Vetal
- Vikram Aur Betaal TV series, based on Baital Pachisi
References
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kolhápur. Government Central Press. 1886. pp. 415–416. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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