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  2. Rakshasa - Wikipedia

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  3. Mahishi (demoness) - Wikipedia

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    Mahishi is a she-buffalo demoness in Hindu mythology, the sister of Mahishasura.After her brother was killed by Parvati's aspect as Durga, the shape-shifting Mahishi sought revenge against her and the gods.

  4. Anveshitha - Wikipedia

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    Anveshitha is an Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama that aired on ETV from 1997 to 1999. Written by Ilyas Ahmed and Jyotsna, and directed by Ilyas Ahmed under the pseudonym Pradyumna, the series was produced by Ramoji Rao.

  5. Kabandha - Wikipedia

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    The demon blocked the path of the brothers, who tried to escape by taking a different route, but was finally caught by Kabandha. [1] The demon grabbed Rama in his right arm and Lakshmana in his left. Finding themselves helpless in Kabandha's clutches, Lakshmana appeals to Rama to escape and find Sita, leaving him behind as a sacrifice to the demon.

  6. Hayagriva Upanishad - Wikipedia

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    In an alternate mythology, Hayagriva refers to a demon who stole the Vedas and was slain by Vishnu in his Matsya (fish) avatar, a story presented in the Bhagavata Purana. [ 10 ] [ 12 ] In a third version, a mythology presented in medieval era Devi-Bhagavata Purana , Vishnu appears in a hybrid human-body, horse-headed form called Hiyagriva who ...

  7. Bhasmasura - Wikipedia

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    Based on the popular story, the dancers take different postures leading to them ultimately revolving both their hands on their heads. The dancer enacting Bhasmasura is placed at the end of row and he is the last dancer to revolve his hands over his head.

  8. Kali (demon) - Wikipedia

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    In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: Kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.

  9. Tataka - Wikipedia

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    In the Rāmāyaṇa, Viśvāmitra tells Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa the story of Tāṭakā when they reach a forest inhabited by her.Viśvāmitra states that a yakṣa named Suketu had undertaken austerities to obtain children, and was given a daughter with the strength of a thousand elephants named Tāṭakā, but not a son.