Zaraa (JARAA) was a harpy (Raakshasi) . Though she was a harpy she loved human beings. It is believed that if the picture of Zaraa and her children is placed in the house and venerated, there will be no haunting of any other 'kinds of demons. The figure of Zaraa was sculptured on the wall of the Palace of Bruhadratha, the King of Magadha, and was being worshipped, because the King worshipped her, she had been looking forward to an opportunity to reward the King.