 Alha is one of the heroes of the "Alha-Khand" poem, popularly recited in the Bundelkhand region of India.It may be based on a work "Mahoba Khand" which has been published with the title "Parmal Raso".Alha is an oral epic, the story is also found in a number of medieval manuscripts of the "Prithviraj Raso" and the "Bhavishya Purana".