A chilling photograph of a female ghost peering from the window of a decrepit house has people running scared at Thiruvannoor in Kerala's
The photograph is fast spreading across the district through mobile phones and emails, and has already generated many urban legends about the yakshi (as female ghosts are known in Kerala folklore).
Such tales have assumed even more fearsome dimensions since the dilapidated house at
People living nearby are now afraid to travel along the road at night and take a roundabout route to reach their houses. It is said that the ghostly woman stands on the road in front of the house at night wearing a white sari and seeks “lime paste” as is the wont of yakshis who are preparing to drink the victim's blood.
There are also tales that she tried to lure many people into the house which has been lying unoccupied for about 10 years.
The broken-tiled roof, scrawny walls and cobwebbed interiors of the house have given the right ambience to the tales.
Ironically, the tales have also generated a mini-tourism industry, with many people coming from far away to see the ghost at night. Some brave souls have also taken to playing cards in the house at night to “dare” the ghost.
Tech-savvy geeks in the district have, meanwhile, discovered that the yakshi is also present on the Internet and was apparently superimposed intelligently on the photo of the broken-down house by some youngsters who had come on a visit last month.
ts that real estate agents are adding spice to the stories to bring down the price of the house.Reports : Prasanth.M
Rishi.R
Abdul Masi
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