A vetala (Sanskrit vetāla or वेताळ) is a ghost-like being from Hindu mythology. In Hindu folklore, the vetala is an evil spirit who haunts cemeteries and takes demonic possession of corpses. In their course of action they can drive people mad by knowing the psychological defects of the person, kill children by making them mentally weak to commit suicide,and cause miscarriages.They also say it guards villages but actually they are not doing that. According to ancient secret texts available with High Priest of a family they say during old days bandits used to steal valuable treasure in the Hindu temples, so in order to protect them they made the public believe that vetalas are guarding the village which will be effective to keep the bandits away from village and believing in the same way the God will be guarding them.They also say as both the good and bad people live in this world even the vetalas are also both good and bad where bad vetalas are only extreamly dangerous and good will be servants of God. Lostgirlmyths Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The stories of the vetala have been compiled in the book Baital Pachisi. This week’s update will discuss the mythology surrounding the Vetala, the new baddie featured on last week’s episode. The Baital Pachisi or Vetala Tales is a collection of stories compiled no later than the 11th century. Therefore, wherever a temple of Shantadurga is, there will be a temple dedicated in honour of Shri Betal either within the temple complex of Shri Shantadurga or somewhere in the sylvan surroundings.. The only way to do that was by keeping silent. No matter how hard he tried, Vikramaditya would not be able to resist answering the question. Non-actual Vetala were also a part of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel and have appeared in television shows such as Supernatural season 7 episode 11, Adventures in Babysitting, Sleepy Hollow, Jekyll & Hyde, and a web series titled The Vetala released in 2009, written and directed by Damon Vignale. When the spirit possesses a corpse the body goes through a hideous transformation to take place: the feet and hands twist backward; the face twists about until it resembles a fruit bat with slitted eyes; the skin becomes discolored by turning either green, light brown, or white; and the fingernails grow long and carry a poison on them. Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 2, Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 3, Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 5, Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 9, Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 8, Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 4, Kate.moon/Wikia's Fantasy Bracket- Week 6, https://vampires.fandom.com/wiki/Vetala?oldid=12932. Vetala appear human until they attack, at which point they reveal sharp teeth and blue, snake-like eyes. A vetala (Sanskrit vetāla or वेताळ) is a ghost-like being from Hindu mythology. Since Shri Betal is said to be the brother of Shri Shantadurga. It tells the story of Nada, a professor of Sanskrit, who finds herself face to face with the imaginative vetala, the subject of her life-long study. https://lostgirlmyths.fandom.com/wiki/Vetala?oldid=5280. It seems, however, that the relation between the literary Vetala and this demigod's is feeble at best. "Baital" is the modern form of Vetala)¹ They make their displeasure known by troubling humans. Mythology for the Millennial: From vetalas to chudails, terrifying supernatural creatures abound in Indian lore I love a good scary story — and I think this is universal, because mythology is full of random supernatural beings who are legit terrifying. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vetala&oldid=979573206, Articles containing Sanskrit-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 14:09. 2020 Indian zombie horror series Betaal also features a curse of Vetala. In Lore, they are believed to haunt forests and sleep by hanging themselves upside down from trees like bats. Vikram Aur Betaal was a television programme based on the Baital Pachisi produced by Ramanand Sagar and directed by his son Prem Sagar that aired on DD National channel. Reanimated corpses are used as vehicles by the spirits for movement, the corpse no longer decays while it is inhabited by a vetala. A vetala (Sanskrit: वेताल vetāla) is a revenant in Hindu faith, usually defined as a knowledgeable (fortune telling) paranormal entity said to be dwelling at charnel grounds. They are hostile spirits of the dead trapped in the 'twilight zone' between life and afterlife. The stories of the vetala have been compiled in the book Baital Pachisi. Being unaffected by the laws of space and time, they have an uncanny knowledge about the past, present, and future and a deep insight into human nature. There is also a strong Vetala cult in the Konkan region, under the names of Betal, Vetal, etc. Agnivetal is used by Tantriks to perform evil black magic on people. The vampire has the ability to see the past, present, and future making a target for sorcerers desiring to use it for their own ends. They are hostile spirits of the dead trapped in the 'twilight zone' between life and afterlife. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The figure of the Vetala who appears in South Asian legend and story may sometimes be rendered as "Vampire" (see the section on "Ancient Beliefs" above).