Soroor Ahmed On Mahayagya to Exorcise Ghosts


 

After yagya it is a mahayagya. Haunted by the ghosts of the passengers who died in the Alliance Air Boeing crash on July 17 some residents of the Gardanibagh locality near Patna airport have organized a (mahayagya) bear the crash site, between 11-18 September, 2000.

The yagya organized immediately after the crash had failed to exorcise the bhoots (ghosts) ...

This time high priests from Benaras have come to perform this ritual and 31 pitchers of Ganga jal (water) would be scattered all over the area ....

.. A large number of people firmly believe that the dead souls need peace (otherwise) food will continue to disoppear from their fridges and shrill voices would be heard during the late hours.

Incidentally, one of the organizers is none else than a policeman, the security guard of Subhash Yadav, MLC, brother of Chief Minister Rabri Devi ...





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