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  2. Folklore of India - Wikipedia

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    The folklore of India encompasses the folklore of the Republic of India and the Indian subcontinent.India is an ethnically and religiously diverse country. Given this diversity, it is difficult to generalize the vast folklore of India as a unit.

  3. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Ichchhadhari Nag or Naagin is a mythical shape-shifting cobra in Indian folklore. Ailuranthropes (werecats), the weretiger - In India, the weretiger is often a dangerous sorcerer, portrayed as a menace to livestock, who might at any time turn to man-eating. These tales travelled through the rest of India and into Persia through travellers who ...

  4. Category:Indian folklore - Wikipedia

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    T. The Tale of the Four Dervishes; Tana and Riri; Telugu folk literature; Thakurmar Jhuli; The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate; The Three Princes of Serendip

  5. Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Hindu mythology refers to the collection of myths [a] associated with Hinduism, derived from various Hindu texts and traditions. These myths are found in sacred texts such as the Vedas , [ 1 ] the Itihasas (the Mahabharata and the Ramayana ), [ 2 ] and the Puranas . [ 3 ]

  6. The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal - Wikipedia

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    The earliest record of the folklore was included in the Panchatantra, which dates the story between 200 BCE and 300 CE. Mary Frere included a version in her 1868 collection of Indian folktales, Old Deccan Days, [1] the first collection of Indian folktales in English. [2] A version was also included in Joseph Jacobs' collection Indian Fairy ...

  7. List of folktales of Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of folktales of the state of Chhattisgarh first published by author Theophil H. Twente in 1938: [1] The Frog and the Lizard [2]; The Two Who Were Brothers Indeed [3]

  8. Munjya - Wikipedia

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    According to folklore in Maharashtra and the Konkan coast, Munjya is believed to be the ghosts of boys who died after this ceremony but before marriage, inhabiting peepal trees. Munjya's are described as restless bachelor ghosts who roam trees at night, possessing cleverness and multilingual abilities. While most Munjya's are not harmful, they ...

  9. Bharthari (king) - Wikipedia

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    Bhartrhari was the elder son of King Gandharva Sena, who received the kingdom of Ujjain from The celestial god Indra and the King of Dhara. [2] [3]When Bhartrhari was king of 'Ujjayani' (modern day Ujjain), there lived a Brahman who got the fruit of immortality from the celestial wish granting tree, Kalpavriksha, as a result of long austerity.