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Kumkum and the Divine Wrath

This is a true story experienced by one of my cousins — something beyond explanation, something divine.

My cousin owns a building with around six houses rented out to different families. Some time ago, a couple moved into one of these houses. Over the course of six months, they became quite close to my cousin’s family. Eventually, the couple had a baby, and everyone was happy for them.

However, a few months after the birth, the wife began acting strangely. She would speak in an unusual manner, and her behavior started scaring her husband. Worried, he called my cousin for help. When my cousin arrived, she was shocked by what she saw — the woman's eyes were wide open, almost unnaturally, and she was saying things like, “Come and apply kumkum to me.”


She had already put some kumkum on her forehead herself. At that moment, they realized something divine had taken over her — it seemed like a god had entered her body. She turned to her husband and said, “You promised me something but didn’t fulfill it.” Suddenly, with just a kick from her foot, she threw him across the room — he flew nearly 200 meters! That’s how powerful the force within her was.

Later, they came to know that the couple had made a vow (a harake) to offer a saree to a specific deity at a temple after their child’s birth. But they had forgotten or delayed fulfilling that promise. It was believed that the deity had come through the woman’s body to remind them. The very next day, they went to the temple and offered the saree as promised.

Stories like these are hard to believe, but they remind us that there are unseen energies and divine forces all around us. Sometimes, we experience them in the most unexpected ways.

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