The Garos of Assam believe Bugarik to be a lovely siren, whose head is sometimes seen floating on the current.
Description
Bugarik has the body and arms of a woman, but no legs. She is supposed to kill women and men too, if she can catch them.
See also
Reference
- A. PLAYFAIR, The Garos; Ethnologie du Bengale, (p. 99).