Depictions of Rangda the Queen of the Leyak
The Leaks are humans practicing black magic in Bali and their mistress is the queen of Leyak Rangda. She is a widow-witch who plays prominent roles in public rituals. Her mask is kept in the village death temple during her temple festivals. It's said that both Demons and Leyaks follow Rangda. A Leyak cannot leave Bali.
Leyaks have cannibalistic behavior. They have the ability to change themselves into animals and fly. In normal form they are seen as a normal human during the day, at night their head and entrails break from their body and fly. In this form, they have a long tongue and large fangs. They are said to haunt graveyards to feed on corpses. It is said that they also target pregnant women to suck their baby's blood. Sometimes they would possess people.
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