Yamaduta
Yamadutas (Sanskrit: यमदूत; Thai: ยมทูต) are messengers of death according to Hinduism, and are agents of Yamaraja. Yamaduts tell people or souls that they are dead and take them to the afterlife.
Vishnudutas rescue Ajamila's soul from Yamadhutas (right).
See also
- Psychopomp
- Yamaraja
- Naraka (Hinduism)
- Vishnudutas - messengers of Vishnu, Narayana in Vaikuntha, spiritual world
- Ajamila delivered by Vishnudutas because he chanted Narayana at time of death
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