Vetala / Vetal (unsupported in supplied source)

Vetala / Vetal (unsupported in supplied source)

Lesserfolk-consensusBengali folktales (source discusses ghosts in this tradition; no Vetala specifics)Bengal (general ghost folklore discussed in source)
Origin

Unavailable in the supplied source. The provided material contains no account of origins, mythic background, or etiologies for a Vetala/Vetal.

Appearance

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Abilities

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Community Record

Sources
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    Ghosts in Bengali culture (Wikipedia). "Ghosts are an integral part of the folklore of Bengal, which presently consists of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura. Bengali folktales and cultural identity are intertwined in such a way that ghosts depicted reflect the culture it sets in. Fairy tales, both old and new, often use the concept of ghosts."wiki
folk-consensus