Note 119 — Chapter V · WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.

Of the above, the first forty-three together with Chudela or Vantri and Preta are believed by some to be the names of so many Joganis or female evil spirits or witches. The remaining are living Dākans or witches who are believed to cause illness or even death by their evil eye to those on whom they throw a glance.119