Kalliyankattu Neeli

Yakshi Kalliyankattu Neeli is a malevolent spirit who appears in Kerala folk songs, Villaticchan songs and folk tales of Travancore. Neely also appears in Marthandavarma, CV Raman Pillai's historical novel. Even though she is a Yakshi (Ghost), Neeli is worshiped in a motherly form in a temple in Panchavankadu, after she is impaled by the great priest Kadamattathu Kathanar.

For the 1979 Malayalam film, see Kalliyankattu Neeli (film).

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