Heegu Untoe
Call it supernatural power or fear psychosis,Nature seems to be guarding itself against the plunder of vast granite rich boulders in Kadakannahalli in Channapatna taluk of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.
TV 9 Kannada Channel in its programme Heegu Untoe (Can it be so), featured a phenomenon which like Cassandra in Greek mythology prophesies about the evils that befall upon those who intend to mine in the area, or encroach the land around the boulders that lie scattered. Lured by this dollar-rich-spectacle one Mr Srinivasa Gowda, along with his friend, struck a deal with the village pradhan and gave him Rs 75,000, with assurance that he would be paid such amount monthly.
Learning of this deal a few years ago some villagers cautioned Mr Gowda about the curse, and narrated an incident where in, as the TV Channel reported it, a villager, who wanted to build a house in the area had to face a series of tragedies in the family.
Mr Gowda, paying no heed to the well-intentioned caution by the villagers, brought skilled workers from Tamilnadu to quarry the area. As they were on their job, the workers encountered reptiles chasing them.They fled the scene, never to return. Meanwhile the village temple priest, who had been approached by Mr Gowda to perform puja to rocks before commencing the quarrying, had his right hand "benumbed"; and, sometime later, Mr Gowda's father died. And Mr Gowda himself was killed in a road accident.
It is not just the boulders, even the open space around them appear to be so protected by 'devine intervention'. The TV9 reported that the S M Krishna government had sanctioned a marriage hall, which was built near the temple. However,when the first marriage was to take place there an ant-hill sprung up in front of the mantapa. The priest declared this was not a good omen and the marriage was not solemnised there. According to villagers , the efforts made to remove the ant-hills were of no avail.
This may sound cock and bull. But reality is that all attempts to exploit the natural resources in the area have been in vain. The villagers believe the local deity protects the area. Heegu Untoe
TV 9 Kannada Channel in its programme Heegu Untoe (Can it be so), featured a phenomenon which like Cassandra in Greek mythology prophesies about the evils that befall upon those who intend to mine in the area, or encroach the land around the boulders that lie scattered. Lured by this dollar-rich-spectacle one Mr Srinivasa Gowda, along with his friend, struck a deal with the village pradhan and gave him Rs 75,000, with assurance that he would be paid such amount monthly.
Learning of this deal a few years ago some villagers cautioned Mr Gowda about the curse, and narrated an incident where in, as the TV Channel reported it, a villager, who wanted to build a house in the area had to face a series of tragedies in the family.
Mr Gowda, paying no heed to the well-intentioned caution by the villagers, brought skilled workers from Tamilnadu to quarry the area. As they were on their job, the workers encountered reptiles chasing them.They fled the scene, never to return. Meanwhile the village temple priest, who had been approached by Mr Gowda to perform puja to rocks before commencing the quarrying, had his right hand "benumbed"; and, sometime later, Mr Gowda's father died. And Mr Gowda himself was killed in a road accident.
It is not just the boulders, even the open space around them appear to be so protected by 'devine intervention'. The TV9 reported that the S M Krishna government had sanctioned a marriage hall, which was built near the temple. However,when the first marriage was to take place there an ant-hill sprung up in front of the mantapa. The priest declared this was not a good omen and the marriage was not solemnised there. According to villagers , the efforts made to remove the ant-hills were of no avail.
This may sound cock and bull. But reality is that all attempts to exploit the natural resources in the area have been in vain. The villagers believe the local deity protects the area. Heegu Untoe
posted by Krishna Vattam at
5:52 PM
2 Comments:
oh my god I think with the exploitation of all natural resources by in human beings the nature or the god has to protect themselves from this and what ever said and done what is reported here looks like that great one thanks sir for bringing it out here thanks a lot.
pranesh
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praneshachar, at 9:58 AM
yah hegu irutte poor innocent villagers believe all this and follow what is said no wonder why we are lagging behind
real innocent people getting exploited by unscruplous elements
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praneshachar, at 4:45 PM
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