The Barola is a whirlwind or dust devil. There is a folk belief in some Punjabi villages that these whirlwinds have evil spirits in their centres, and that people who get caught up in them will be afflicted with mental problems. Some even say the Barola can be fatal to young children.

The spirit of the Barola is thought to be wealthy. There is a superstition that if you urinate into an old shoe and throw it into the whirlwind, the shoe will be full of coins after the wind passes. 

Ref: 50. Brar, Gurnam Singh Sidhu. (2007). East of Indus: My Memories of Old Punjab. Hemkunt Press.

A Barambha is a male spirit in the mythology of the Warli tribe of Maharashtra. The Thakurs^* call the same spirit Munja.

A Barambha is usually invisible to human eyes, though when he does choose to show himself, he appears as a tall and handsome albino. His skin and hair are pure white. So are his shirt, his loincloth, and the towel which he always keeps draped over his shoulder.

Most of the time, though, he keeps himself invisible.

Some say that he carries a long staff with a bell fixed to the top, and that even when he is invisible, the faint, rhythmic tinkling of his bell can be heard.

Barambhas live in peepal trees^*.

This ghost often becomes enamored with young human women. During the day, it follows the object of its affection through the forest as she goes about her work. Then, at night, he sneaks into her room and tries to lie with her.

If the woman isn’t happy about this, she can tie a piece of leather cord around her neck, and sprinkle a few drops of water from a cobbler’s pot on her skin. A Barambha abhors the smell of leather, and as long as a woman wears this protection he cannot touch her.

On the other hand, if the woman is willing, she may let the Barambha visit her every night. She may even make love to the invisible Barambha secretly, while lying next to her sleeping husband.

The Warli once believed that albino children were fathered by a Barambha.