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Vishnudutas rescue Ajamila's soul from Yamadhutas (right).

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.

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

References

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