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by Micha F. Lindemans

In Indian folk belief (particularly in the Punjab area), the jalpari is a water spirit who compels men to cohabit with her, although she may also kill them when she catches them. It is possible to appease her by offerings of flowers or a lamb on the banks of the river in which she lives.