In Punjab, there is a very interesting myth about the origin of clouds. Once upon a time, a Rishi was doing penance in a forest. He had only one quilt, which had multi-colored patches on it. In severe cold he covered himself with it, and in summer he put it aside. Once the summer was …
Month: April 2023
Sophet Bneng is a bare dome-like hill, about thirteen miles to the north of Shillong, and not far from the Shillong-Gauhati highroad to the East, from which it is plainly visible. Its name signifies the centre of heaven. From the time of the creation of the world a tall tree, reaching to the sky, grew …
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There was once a weaver whose field used to be visited every night by an elephant of Indra, the king of heaven. it would come down from the sky and graze in his fields, leaving it devastated. He asked one of his weaver friends what animal could be doing this to his field. He said, …
Once upon a time, there lived in a dense forest a cruel lion, Bhasuraka. He was very arrogant, powerful and ferocious. All the other animals in the forest were his prey. This became a cause of great worry for them because they felt soon there would be no animals left. They decided they should meet …
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