Talk:Dayan (witch)

India Low‑importance

	India portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject India, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of India-related topics. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page.IndiaWikipedia:WikiProject IndiaTemplate:WikiProject IndiaIndia
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article was last assessed in August 2021.

Folklore Low‑importance

	This article falls within the scope of WikiProject Folklore, a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the topics of folklore and folklore studies. If you would like to participate, you may edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project's page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to discussion.FolkloreWikipedia:WikiProject FolkloreTemplate:WikiProject FolkloreFolklore
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

[Untitled]

dayans are there but it is not compulsory that they should have long hairs. they are scared of gods.they usualy have long nails.the girls who are born on 29 february are daayans for sure.it is not also heridetary.for example sanika jain.the first daayan i saw . even first i didnt believe on them but after i saw her change i started believing in themmm.

Diana?

Putting aside the very POV-heavy style contained within the article, one glaring flaw caught my eye, and that was the origin of the term "dayan". Is is NOT a descendant of the old Roman term, rather a term perhaps related to it distantly. It is in fact a descendant of the Sanskrit term "Dakini" --81.106.93.114 (talk) 00:41, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comparisons to Western folklore creatures are inconsistent

I know it's hard to pin down details on folklore, especially for imaginary beings, but there's a lot of inconsistency in this article, even within the lede. If they're witches (as stated in the first sentence), then they're nothing like imps or fairies (as stated in the second sentence), at least as these terms are used in Western folklore, which is the sole contextual reason for including these Western points of comparison. Later in the article they're compared to ghosts (again, not at all similar to witches). This article needs improvement from someone familiar with the topic. RCTodd (talk) 13:59, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]