1.0Watkins Publishinghttps://watkinspublishing.comemily.jarmanhttps://watkinspublishing.com/author/emily-jarman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uwER1OcCJj"><a href="https://watkinspublishing.com/demonic-possession-and-mind-altering-parasites-in-indian-folklore/">Indian Folklore: Demonic Possession</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://watkinspublishing.com/demonic-possession-and-mind-altering-parasites-in-indian-folklore/embed/#?secret=uwER1OcCJj" width="600" height="338" title="“Indian Folklore: Demonic Possession” — Watkins Publishing" data-secret="uwER1OcCJj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://watkinspublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GMD-blog-post-2.png1316606By Rakesh Khanna    The Devati Balishtamaru is a demon from the West Coast of India, specifically from the folklore of the Kumbri Marathi community in the state of Karnataka. It is conjured into existence when three cats die at exactly the same moment. When a person is possessed by a Devati Balishtamaru, they suffer […]