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Pichal peris usually appear female with long hair covering the face and feet pointing backward.<sup id="cite_ref-Mysteriesrunsolved_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mysteriesrunsolved-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pichal_Peri&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pichal peris are said to roam the mountains of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rediff_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rediff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are said to be found in the Himalayas, though it occasionally enters some Indian villages.<sup id="cite_ref-Rediff_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rediff-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, sightings are usually reported in the rural mountainous regions of the <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a> province, however sightings in the <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> province are also occasionally reported. People who claim these reports are usually elders of rural villages who are known to hold superstitious beliefs, it is possible that people in <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> have taken inspiration from their northern neighbours and made their own versions of the legend. The characteristics of the pichal peri vary depending on region.<sup id="cite_ref-Mysteriesrunsolved_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mysteriesrunsolved-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In some versions, pichal peris appear in the woods at night and target lone men. Most stories will have the victim escaping as these are usually told by people who claim to be first hand witnesses. It is believed that pichal peris have two forms. In most stories they appear as beautiful women in order to lure men and get exposed only due to their backward feet. In some cases witnesses claim to see the female form transforming into a tall demonic creature.<sup id="cite_ref-Mysteriesrunsolved_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mysteriesrunsolved-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pichal_Peri&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abarimon" title="Abarimon">Abarimon</a> or antipode, people from classical mythology with their feet turned backwards and native to the Himalayas</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciguapa" title="Ciguapa">Ciguapa</a>, Dominican mythological creatures in the form of dark-skinned women with very long hair and backward-facing feet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curupira" 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