Imra
Imra was the chief creator deity of the Nuristanis before their conversion to Islam. Imra was believed to be the creator of the earth. With his breath, it was believed, he created the three other main deities of the pantheon: Mon, Gish and Bagisht.
Etymology
The name of the deity is considered a reflex of Indo-Iranian Yama. The name Imro or Yum in Kamkata-vari is thought to derive from a borrowing of Sanskrit Yama-rāja "King Yama" via a Middle Indo-Aryan form *Yamrāy with the characteristic northwestern sound change of j to y. It is likely a cognate of the Bangani title Jim Raza 'god of the dead'. He is also known as Mara "Killer, Death", a term derived from the Prasun language.Cognates of Kamkata-vari imro are found in other neighboring languages: Waigali yamrai, Kalash imbro, Ashkun imra and Prasun yumr'a - all referring to a "creator god".