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Yeti
Nepalese folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the
Nepali people .
Folk beliefs
Banjhakri and Banjhakrini , supernatural
shamans of the forest.
[1]
Bir , a demon
[2]
Boksi , a witch
[2]
Budhahang , legendary
Kirati king who could stop movement of sun
[3]
Chhauda , a child ghost
[4]
Kichkandi , type a female ghost.
[5]
Lakhey and
Majipa Lakhey , types of demon.
[6]
Masan , a demon
[2]
Murkatta , a headless ghost with eyes and mouth in chest
[7]
Yeti , an
ape -like creature purported to inhabit the mountains of Nepal.
[8]
See also
References
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An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1 . The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 54.
ISBN
978-1-4042-1140-7 .
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b
c Höfer, András; Shrestha, Bishnu P. (1973).
"Ghost Exorcism Among the Brahmans of Central Nepal" . Central Asiatic Journal . 17 (1): 51–77.
JSTOR
41927012 . Retrieved 30 March 2021 .
^ Gaenszle, Martin; Bickel, Balthasar; Banjade, Goma; Lieven, Elena; Paudyal, Netra P; Rai, Ichchha Purna; Rai, Manoj; Rai, Novel Kishore; Stoll, Sabine; Yadava, Yogendra P (2005). "Worshipping the king god: a preliminary analysis of Chintang ritual language in the invocation of Rajdeu".
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"Nepal Ghost Tour : Scary and Haunted Places Tour in Nepal – Nepal Spiritual Trekking Blog" . Retrieved 6 April 2021 .
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"Beware, the Kichkandi is Coming" . fridayweekly.com.np . Retrieved 23 March 2021 .
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"Majipa Lakhey Aaju, the Demon who Cares" . ECS NEPAL . Retrieved 23 March 2021 .
^ Wilson-Howarth, J. (2013). A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas . BRADT TRAVEL GUIDES. Bradt Travel Guides.
ISBN
978-1-84162-435-8 .
^
"This Man Searched for the Yeti for 60 Years—and Found It" . National Geographic . 19 August 2017. Archived from
the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021 .