Darshan Ghat Stories E01

Flood, August-2002, Katihar, Bihar, India

Today 12 PM afternoon we all go to Manen Ghat for enjoying the swimming, we will play the game in the water "Jiten said to friends on the small bridge of the road in very low voice so that no body can hear".

I will tell Manoj, Pampa, Motu and Sintu also "Golu said to Jiten"

There is a tree of Jalebi there, all  ripe pink-pink Jalebi are testy, we will eat jalebi also, there is only one benefit to visit there i.e no body come to see the place, no body has the dare to see the people there, and today we will enjoy more because one cremation happend yesterday evening there, therefore nobody will disturb us "Jiten happily said"

At 12 PM i will wistle from here, then you understand the signal, now i am going to home "Golu said"   

"This was the time of flood, water was everywhere, very less land was visible, boats were the main medium of transport, childrens like Golu, Jiten, Motu were enjoying the flood water, they mostly playing games in the water, they were good in swimming, Manen Ghat is a place where cremation happens of this villagers, therefore very less people have the dare to visit that place, mostly feels afraid to visit there, this was only the reason for which mostly childrens love to go there, Manen Ghat is near a small forest, and there was lots of forest fruits trees there like Jalebi and banchar (This might be the name used in the particular location and not understandable for everyone, but we are using this name to identify this fruit), this forest was great place for the children to hide the stuffs and hide themselfs from their parents"

"A wistle sound is coming from the roads......."

Come fast "Golu gave indication to Jiten from the road, Golu was with all other 4 kids, Jiten gave indication to move from their place towards Manen Ghat and he will come later"

Lets Run... I think Jiten's parent will know if we will be here, he will run and reach destination... just move from here now... "Manoj said everyone"

"They started running and reached a water crossing place, here dirt road was full of water, children know that the water is not  upper  then their knee therefore crossed the water by running"

I have one idea, why don't we should take some banana trees to manen ghat, it will be great to play there, we will go more deep water "Golu said.. to Manoj"

Banana tree, but from where we will get it ? i will not go to her place to take tree "Pampa said to Golu"

You are coward Pampa, chill man... i and Manoj will go and take two small trees, it will be great if you all will come so that a good boat we will make "Golu said"

Who is there "Female voice came from the house"

I told you to do not come here, badki mai ( "badki mai" means aunty) will know then will be big problem with us, my papa will creat drum music on my back, it is the time to leave this place "Pampa said, Pampa was very-very afraid"

Silent... do not speak anything, just sit silently "Golu said..."

I think it is good time to collect the banana trees from here, just pick the trees guys "Golu said"

"Everyone took one-one trees, and moved towards the Manen Ghat, Jiten was also comeing to their place by running very-very fast"

Now we need to collect the bamboo sticks or something which we can use to bind the banana trees to build the boat "Jiten said..."

"Everyone looked the sorrounding places and searched some bamboo sticks, threads, ropes and creeper plants to bind the banana trees, all kids started building the boat. The scene of the place was really appalling, the cremation smoke was still coming from the burning woods, a big banyan tree was making the situation more horrible, the overflowed river was just after the tree where kids were enjoyeing"

Everyone come to the boat, we will go to Darshan Ghat (Place where flood water was in aggression mode) from here, we will find more joy there "Golu said on the boat, Golu indicated everyone to come on boat of banana tree"

the boat went inside the water and it is not visible, i think we kept more weight on it " Jiten said..."

Yes, it is true, but do not worry, it will not sink, we do not have to leave it at any condition "Golu said to everyone, everyone was afraid because there were in the deep water on the boat of banana tree but boat was inside the water due to heavy weight"

"The heavy flow of water took them into the middle of the flood where water was very deep and recently one boat accident happens where 1 man died, they reached into the same place, children were being panic because there was not the good situation to leave the boat, it was dangerious... swimming in such a fast flow was very difficult and land was very very far from there therefore it was almost impossible to leave banana tree boat..."

Pampa......!!!! What are you doing man..... come to boat... do not go, you will die... "Golu, Manoj, Sintu shouted, because Pampa jumped from boat to the water, because he saw the plants in the water and he thought the less water to stand there"

"The boat went ahead due to heavy flow of water from the Pampa, and Pampa started swimming towards differrent side from the main flow of water, he saw the plants near the deep water and he thought there must be the aggreculture land and less water, but suddenly he got stucked into the middle of deep water and getting up-down there, it was looking like someone catched his legs inside the water and trying to bring him down, the water must be almost 50 feets deep to that place and water flow was very heavy but his position was constant, there must be somthing inside the water"

Pampa..... Pampa................ I am coming, do not try to swim fast.... otherwise you will be tired and will sink, go inside the water and see where your leg is stuck... it might be some grass... Go inside the water and see... "Golu shouted...."

"Many people were into the bank of Darshan Ghat, they heard the sound and saw the scene, they started shouting, the boat man ( professional boat man) started moving fast towards the place where Pampa was still struggling to come out from the place, Golu jumped to from the banana tree boat and started swimming towards Pampa but siwmming opposit the flow of water is impossible task and he automatically flew to the flow direction. After few second the boat man reached the place where Pampa was struggling... he kept Pampa into the boat and took to the bank of river. Pampa was taking heavy breath and very afraid, it was like he saw something strange there..."

Bhoot.... Bhoot..... I saw Bhoot there  inside the water, there in the deep water i saw a live Bhoot, she has big red eye... her hair is very very long and white in color... she has big long nose, she has 4 hads and 4 legs, her teeth is very big like cat... i saw bhoot "Pampa was crying and evryone was amazed... the villegers were present there"

The villege proverb is looks like true, if this boy saw like this then he must not be alive but why she left alive him "any one from villeger said in very low voice"

Pampa.... lets go to home now, it is 2 PM, we should go home... "Sintu said..."

"Kids reached home, the villegers passed the information to the parents of all the kid, kids were beaten to their home by parents for this activity..."

Pampa... tell me the truth... have you really saw the ghost inside the water or that was only the excecuse "Jiten said, it was 7 PM evening, all boys gathered on the road where small place was to sit and most of the boy used to gather"

I really saw, it was not my execuse, i will never to that place now even i will never go to enjoy flood water now, i will take bath in my home "Pampa said..."

It was very horrible experience man, earlier this was a proverb for me and people used to say this for  Darshan Ghat, but i never believed on it. now i saw it... i cannot forget the scen which i saw... i saw the old ghost catched my both legs from her hair and she was laughing laudly... her red big eye was like red light bulb, she had a big big head... almost 25 years ago one death happens into the same place... you must heard about that... "Pampa said... every one was very afraid and silent"

I think we should not go to enjoy the flood water now, beause lots of death being happens in Darshan ghat, this Ghat is pulling us... we went to Manen Ghat to enjoy water but Darshan Ghat pulled us... it is not an incidence... it is a plan... this Ghat is hungry for death and soul of the people... at least we should not be the part of this deaths... leave this thing guys, we will enjoy here in shallow water here itself...

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