Naale Ba

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Naale Baa (Kannada: ನಾಳೆ ಬಾ, romanized: Nāḷe Bā [n̪aːɭe baː]; lit. 'Come Tomorrow') is a popular folk legend which features prominently in areas across Karnataka, India. "Naale Baa" has been found written on the doors and walls of the towns and villages for certain years. People write this on walls to prevent the entry of a malevolent spirit into their homes. It is believed that a malevolent spirit or witch roams around at night to take children away. In some variations, people believed that a demon roams around, knocks on doors and calls out names of people imitating the voice of their kin. If the person replies, they are said to die vomiting blood or by heart failure. There are also variations of the story where the spirit is believed to be a female ghost in search of her husband. She is known to take away the man of the house, often target those between 20 to 50 years of age, who is often the sole earning member of the family, thereby bringing bad luck to the entire household. Naale...

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