[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2068 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2068 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2068 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2068](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2068) VETĀLA. A ghost or goblin; a sprite who haunts cemeteries and animates dead bodies. - [Previous: c5.2067](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2067) - [Next: c5.2069](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2069) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2068](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2068) · Pramāṇa