The Yakshas (
Sanskrit: यक्ष,
IAST: Yakṣa ,
Pali: Yakkha ) in
Mythology are a broad class of
nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness.
[4][5] They appear in
Hindu,
Jain and
Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of
Sout...
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