Their best-known leader stole the chariot Pushpaka and the palace of Lanka from his half-brother Kubera.
In some accounts, they are said to have sprung from Brahma's foot, while other accounts state that they are descendants of the sage Pulastya, or of the sage Kasyapa by his wife Khasa. They include the grahas, who often accompany Karttikeya, the Bhutas, who attend Shiva when he haunts cemeteries, and the panis, whose devious ways make them the special foes of Indra. Their best-known leader stole the chariot Pushpaka and the palace of Lanka from his half-brother Kubera. FTP, name these shape-shifting demons led at various times by Sisupala, Hiranyakasipu, and Ravana.
In some accounts, they are said to have sprung from Brahma's foot, while other accounts state that they are descendants of the sage Pulastya, or of the sage Kasyapa by his wife Khasa.
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