Actually, the Asur people are a small ethnic group in Jharkand and West Bengal! Here is a source describing some of the Asur people’s beliefs. And here they are listed in the Census of India. They… - Aditi Ramaswamy - Medium

I would love to see where you found this information from. Asurs are demons and Devas is literally translated to Gods.

I would love to see where you found this information from.

Prajakta Kulkarni

Aditi Ramaswamy

Apr 1, 2021

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Actually, the Asur people are a small ethnic group in Jharkand and West Bengal! Here is a source describing some of the Asur people’s beliefs. And here they are listed in the Census of India. They are certainly real people 😊

Aditi Ramaswamy

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