A 23 years old person committed suicide on 12 of Jan 2023. He was a resident of Bodichala hamlet. His ancestors were from Vannadhara hamlet, thus burial was there.

The died person was a usual annual visitor to Karamadai Temple in Tamil Nadu. So, that duty had to be handed over to one of his brothers. There was a special rituafor that, at the end of which the swamy (god) incarnates to one whom he needs to perform the duty in the future. God reflects in his own brother, Aneesh, though there were two of his cousins also waiting for.

The main person of the gang who came to perform the rituals listening to the soul through a sting connected to the dead body. One of the assistants was prepared to cut the sting off as soon as the communication happened. Because no human is powerful enough to bear a soul’s conversation for long.

It was a Friday. As per their beliefs, a burial cannot be done before the sunset if it’s a Friday.

The tribal community, Irula, doesn’t dig the burial ground in advance.

From Attapadi, Palakad, Kerala.