A brahmarakshasa (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मराक्षसः, romanized: Brahmarākṣasaḥ, pronounced[brɐʰmɐraːkʂɐsɐḥ]) is one of a class of rakshasas, a race of usually malevolent beings in Hindu mythology. A member of the Brahmin class who engages in unrighteous deeds is cursed to become a brahmarakshasa after his death.
A brahmarakshasa (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मराक्षसः, romanized: Brahmarākṣasaḥ, pronounced [brɐʰmɐraːkʂɐsɐḥ]) is one of a class of rakshasas, a race of usually malevolent...
fire. The people realize that it is scared of fire and is, in fact, a Brahmarakshasa. Due to the havoc caused by it, Ahana’s hotel loses its reputation and...
having equal importance. There are sub-shrines for Ganesha, Sastha and Brahmarakshasa, and there is a sub-temple for Ganesha behind the temple. The temple...
Deepanjana (13 September 2014). "Creature 3D review: It's Bipasha vs Brahmarakshasa and the audience is the loser". Firstpost. Archived from the original...
(unmada) to cold food and possession by the ghost of a sinful Brahman (brahmarakshasa). Ama (a Sanskrit word meaning "uncooked" or "undigested") is used to...
Gautham to investigate and he learns from Kalinga that the well contains Brahmarakshasa (devil) and that the Kamarottu home is haunted by a ghost (Guddada Bhoota)...
temple are Bhagavati, Sasthavu, Gopalakrishna, Nāga, Brahmarakshasa and Yakshi. The Brahmarakshasa shrine is located in the outer complex, along with a...
possession by the grace of the lord. People especially troubled by Brahmarakshasa (spirit of a deceased Brahmana who has done misdeeds in life) can get...
ff the tree. But soon he got upset with a Brahmarakshasa who lived on the same peepal tree. The Brahmarakshasa started troubling him by repeating the verses...
temple. The main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva. Ayyappan, Ganesha, Brahmarakshasa, Yakshini, Nagaraja, Nagayakshini are the sub deities inside the temple...
attacking the living much like a ghoul. In northern India, there is the BrahmarākŞhasa, a vampire-like creature with a head encircled by intestines and a skull...
(Nri-chakshas, Kravyads). A female rakshasa is known as a Rakshasi. Brahmarakshasa are fierce demon spirits in Hindu faith. Krodhavasas are a race of rakshasas...
Kamarottu house, but Janardhan refuses, as the house is haunted by the brahmarakshasa. This is because his son, Sanjeev "Sanju", is said to have stolen jewels...
Vishnudatta, a Brahmin scholar unknowingly brings about a change in a (Brahmarakshasa) Demon's behaviours. Out of gratitude, the demon promises to take Vishnu...
district, Bihar. While he was composing the verses, he was troubled by a brahmarakshasa, but he was able to defeat him and please the sun god to be cured of...
relief from the clutches of the malicious rebirth of a dead Brahmin or brahmarakshasa. The Chola prince made his way out through another entrance thereby...
Karkkadakam (July–August). There are shrines dedicated to serpent gods and brahmarakshasas near the Ayyappa shrine. From here, another fleet of steps leads to...
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