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Mahabharata's Zombies? The Dark Truth About Pishacha & Vetaal

Think zombies were invented in the West? Think again.

Long before Hollywood created the undead, ancient Indian texts like the Mahabharata and Atharvaveda spoke of mysterious beings known as Pishachas and Vetaals. Some possessed the living. Others animated the dead. And certain tantric traditions even claimed that these entities could be controlled through secret rituals known as Vetaal Siddhi.

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