few days back few days back, some old acquaintances knocked @ late evening. they asked for a parchi(donation-slip) for a langar of a pir nearby my home. i was a bit surprised. i think i should immediately get to the point and the reason behind my reaction will be obvious.
it was a long back.. i used to play @ the ground YSC nearby. This pir kinda thingy was used to get relieved by most of us as it provides a bit of hide from the road. two three seasons later it was used as a wicket to avoid the need of a wicketkeeper. the place was prone to encroachments by nearby ladies who used our ground for their dung-cake warehouses. soon we shifted to Janta school playground(which is adjacent to crematory of the town a story itself although othertime).
my cousins have a place just opposite to this pir thing. and we used to dump the beer bottles and other things behind this pir.
somehow this pir has just become a sacred place. i saw it was pretty decorated as well. a lady from the neighbourhood has seen this pir riding a blue(?) horse arround the place in midnight. to cut a long story short, pir has become a bit famous off late.
to be frank i have no reason to explain this. but its fame can be dangerous for my cousins' place which is just opposite to this thing.
BUT the TEMPLE.. i know the hypocricy. while travelling NH-ONE 20-25 minute down the dilli border one can see a sleek black tower kindda thing which is Kali Maa Ka Mandir(KMKM). also been erected in recent times. one of my friend who is from nearby village took me to it. i saw a goon kindda thing who was Pujaree..(lol, forgive me friends). a lot of people come barefeet or walking 3 KMs on saturday, its distance from the town. i was lying at friend's tubewell, where some uncle came arround. and he told me the story of the place.(friend was away). that this goon was made to run away from his native where he was caught supplying narcotics. he took this place, collected donations , and despite scams, built this KMKM thing. the place is still used for this narcotics business besides the income of the KMKM.
yeasterday i was watching News24 headlines which among Bhihar floods, Nuclear supplier group(NSG) and Dhoni, also said SHANI ke KAAL SE BACHNA MUSHKIL.
i got my answer. Nobody can help India. LOLz.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
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