Asura · Folk · North India

Dhundha

Also called: Dhundhi, Dhondha

An ogress, daughter of Malin, who in the Bhavishya Purana troubles the children of King Raghu's kingdom under a boon from Shiva, and is driven off by children with noise and fire on the Phalguna full moon.

Sources: Bhavishya Purana, Uttara Parva 132: the Holika festival and the ogress Dhundha (summaries and Hindi renderings) · see Dhundha's web

Relations 1

Dhundha received a boon from

Shiva (God) Folk · The ogress who was afraid of children (Dhundha and the first Holika fire)
Gives the ogress a boon that only children can undo.

Stories 1

The ogress who was afraid of children (Dhundha and the first Holika fire)
Festival story · as the ogress · 2 tellings

Cited

Bhavishya Purana, Uttara Parva 132: the Holika festival and the ogress Dhundha (summaries and Hindi renderings) Popular retelling