Betal
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Betal, Vetal, or Vetoba, a Bhairava form of Shiva is a popular god in Goa, Sindhudurg district & Kolhapur of Maharashtra and Karwar of Karnataka in India. Betal is also known as Vetoba in the Konkan a
Betal statue, Poinguinim, Goa
A statue of Betal, from the Collections of the Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery (Old Goa)
The Lord Betal Statue at Loliem
A beheaded statue of Betal from South Goa due to the Goa Inquisition, now in the Collections of the Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery (Old Goa)
Vetala Panchavimshati
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The Vetala Panchavimshati, or Betal Pachisi, is a collection of tales and legends within a frame story, from India. Internationally, it is also known as Vikram-Vetala. It was originally written in San
Betal
…protector deity of the local community. Vetāla is one of the most famous and popular divine or semi-divine beings. Almost everyone recognizes him from the Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatī (Vikrama-Vetāla) stories. In Maharashtra, especially in the coastal Konkan region, Vetāla is more popular as the folk deity Vetobā. His nature, appearance…
A 17th-century manuscript of Vetala Panchavimshati written in Newar script, from Nepal.