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Episode 204: Alluring

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Spectral Lights in India

In southern india, we have the pay nerupu, a shape shifting demon that takes on the form of lights. They are seen near water, flicker in and out of vision, and can lead travellers off the path and into danger. India also has the alia, which are the spirits of dead fishermen, most commonly witnessed by other fishermen. These lights are said to be treacherous, leading people to their deaths, where, i would assume they become spirits themselves. Other ghostly lights called the cheer body are said to inhabit the wetlands near the india pakistan border and have a lot of the same characteristics we've discussed already. But it's incredible how similar their descriptions

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