Edureti Chita
The Other Pyre
Setting: Kaleshwaram confluence (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: The Other Pyre. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The Other Pyre
Bheemanna boat lo nunchi neeti meeda kannu vesinaadu. Atu vaipu, Maharashtra side bank, oka chita bag ga mandutondi. Flames orange ga, Godavari ki upper tributary ayina Pranahitha tho junction daggara aa confluence point ki matrame chuuse visible anunu. Bheemanna watch chusaadu: raathri 11:52 PM. Full moon. Niiti lo reflection oka second chita la rendu flames chusthunna feeling isthundi.
Aa chita ki light ki oorlo Bheemanna matrame bhadyata.
Aayana 40 years ga ee confluence kaapala chesthunnadu. Vardhanapur ooru, Mahadevpur mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpalli district. Telangana vaipu bank. Godavari-Pranahitha sangamam daggara Kaleshwaram temple ki 3 km upstream. Bheemanna profession — boatman. Bharya Sakku janm tisukundi 1973 lo, chanipoyindi 1985 lo. Pillavaadu ledu. Ippudu Bheemanna age 67. Aayana intlo oka chinna bamboo structure, oka oil stove, rendu cooking vessels. Ippudey aayana ni cholu tho aavigira sampadiste intlo inkevaaru levu.
Ippudu 2024 Sharad Purnima rathri. Full moon. Evening 8 PM ki pooja raasina tarwatha Bheemanna intiki vacchinaadu, dinner chesi bed meeda padina. Ninna tarwatha ippudu vaasi — 11:45 PM ki pakka chinna church-like bell sound vacchindi. Boats side nunchi. Bheemanna lechi boat ni untie chesi slow ga vaadu. Oars tho Maharashtra side ki kanisam halfway.
Chita teeramlo mandutondi.
40 years ga prathi full moon rathri ki ee same view. Bheemanna aa first full moon 1984 ki chusaadu — age 27. Aayana naanna Soma, same pani — 1952 ninchi chesadu. Soma 1984 Sharad Purnima rendu weeks mundhu poyaru. Aa full moon rathri first time Bheemanna okkadu. 11:52 PM ki chita teerm meeda chusaadu. Light chiyatu lekunda, smoke stream chettu la straight vaipu lechindi. Bheemanna aa roju pakkana ivvakunda boat tesukoni oars vesi Maharashtra side ki vellinaadu. Aa chita location ki cheruthunnadi lekunna — niiti lo oka oka chinna undu turtle la obstacle la — boat aagipoyi further ivvaledu. Midstream lo aagi chusthunnappudu, chita ippudu okka flame la kaalipothundi, tarwatha fade ayipoyindi. Morning ki Bheemanna akkadaku velli bank ni chusaadu — chita tracks levu, ash ledu, coconut husk ledu, flower debris ledu. Bank swachhamga, sand undanuku, malaa aa 30 mandhi ki oka chinna chita ki undeesi sign ee ledu.
Aayana oor ki velli naanna cheppina elder cousin Mahadev ki adigaadu. Mahadev already 70 aipoyindhi, aayana roju aayana thaata Soma ki atu vaipu chita gurinchi cheppaaru. Mahadev anni old wordings lo cheppaadu — "bangaru bava, Pranahitha Godavari sangamam okkadey. Aa confluence daggara, 1947 ki mundhu, oka saara Maharashtra village Sirpur-side lo 40-50 family landed mess aipoyi memu Telangana side nunchi vaalla meedha cholu vesi tharimesaamu, oka specific ayina feud tho. Aa dispute lo oka chinna Maharashtrian family, Kadam peeru — ranvaari lo okadu, bharya, iddaru pillalu — chita pai velladhu time lo Godavari floods tho pakkana padipoyinaaru. Vaalla deham ikkadey confluence lo kalipoyaayi. Vaalla chita pravachanam epudainaa ivvaledu — caste daatdhi, village daatdhi, oka no-man's-water lo poyaaru. Aayana prayam cheppadam antha aatharvanam, Soma ki, aayana ki, neeku — full moon rathri lo mana pani"
Bheemanna aayana theetho inka matla daaratadaiki, Mahadev cheppaadu — "Valaki maa oori Bheemanna family janam avikali — light ivvadaaniki saadhanaalu. Mana oori water side untunnam kabatti. Aa 1947 ki mundhu oka elder, mana great-great-grandfather Posha, aa family chita pai edinaa oka light ivvali ani vachanam aayana family tho. Pradhamam lo adhi oka chinna boat lo oka clay diya — konchem kumpari, camphor. Aa ela deliver chesi ambulance. Adhi ippatiki ee konasaagutondi. Prati full moon ki, oka ghat ghat ki. Kaani vaaru already fire peoples — vaalla family okka saari ee ritual complete chestaaru atu ninchi. Anduke chita okkasari kanipisthundi, okkasari disappear avutundi. Adhi vaalla chita — mana ivvaalsindi light matrame."
Bheemanna 1984 full moon full logic lo accept ayyaka, ee 40 years ga aayana pani — prathi full moon rathri, 11:45 ki bell tho alert aagi, boat lo oka small clay lamp theesi, Maharashtra side ki 300 metres chala velli, deepam ni neeti pai vadi, aayana Pranahitha confluence lo current ki icchadam. Aa deepam current lo Kadam family chita vaipu thiragadam. Aa light tho chita ni lit cheyyadam vaalla tanaki pani. Morning ki adhi ash completely disappear ayyidi, mana ooru lo traces ledhu, Bheemanna blisters, Bheemanna ki silence. Only Mahadev knew.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Chita Lo Chirunavvu
Mahadev 2008 lo chanipoyinaru. Aayana tarwatha Bheemanna okkadu.
2019 lo Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project inauguration jarigindi. Aa tarwatha confluence pattern change ayindi — dam gates upstream lo flow control chesthunnay, flow rate variable. 2020 lo Bheemanna first time oka skip chesadu — health bad ga undi — appudu full moon rathri boat lo velleekapoyinadu. Next month poyina Bheemanna ki smashanam daggara tidalnotha oka emergency call — Vardhanapur village lo oka heart attack, 45-year-old man, okkadu intlo. Bheemanna ki aa roju confluence miss ayyindi. Guilt.
2021 lo Bheemanna yekka kinda padi, hip fracture. Full moon night lo boat ivvalekapoyinaru. Next day village lo chinna ammayi Rangi, Sakku cousin's koothuru, age 6, drowned in the irrigation pond. Bheemanna ki deep guilt. "Nuvvu tapipoyina full moon ki Godavari ki inkoka full moon ki velika ichina manishi kuda odagalagani lokham velleytu kaaledhu. Neeku responsibility undi."
2023 full moon lo okkasari Bheemanna nausea tho rise aayaledu. Aa tarwatha rendu rojulu Maharashtra side Sirpur village lo oka news — oka small chita meedha animal attack aipoyindi (fox la), body partial ga damage ayyindi cremation cheyyalekapoyinaru, family devastated. Bheemanna aa news viniaayaka ekkuva bhadapaddaadu. Mahadev cheppina line gurthu vaacchandi — "Deliver cheyyadam mana bhadyata. Miss ayite, evaraina inko manishi paripoorn kaani lokham lo aakkuvagaa padipothadu."
2024 January nunchi Bheemanna decide chesadu — ippudu aayana vayasu 67. Antlovasthari lekapoyinappati nunchi successor train cheyyadam avasaram. Aayana intlo heir ledhu, kaani ooru lo oka young boy — Sravan, 22, Sakku's distant nephew — Hyderabad lo polytechnic aipoyaka ooru ki vachhadu. Sravan ki Bheemanna chinnappudu nunchi confluence boats gurinchi chepinaadu — kaani ee full-moon gurinchi ledhu. Ee ritual secret ga undali.
2024 March full moon lo Bheemanna first time Sravan ki cheppadu. Sravan ki confused ga undi, navvadu first.
Sravan: "Thatha, you're seriously telling me Maharashtra side oka chita ippudu paikaalipothundi and deepam adhi light cheyyali ani?"
Bheemanna: "Avunu rey. Naa tho ra. Full moon pa next oka rendu rozulu untayii. Nene chuupisthanu."
Sravan Bheemanna tho velladu aa next full moon. Bheemanna boat load. Sravan oars vesi rowing chesadu. 11:40 ki confluence ki cherikonni, 11:52 ki chita visible. Sravan ki shock. Chita okka real ga kanipisthondi. Flames orange. Bheemanna deepam light chesaru, boat lo nunchi neeti meeda vaadu Godavari ki dhaaraaniki slowly push chesaaru. Deepam current lo chita vaipu varchi vishithadam chus, Bheemanna tho back thirugadam.
Sravan skeptic undinappudu — movie-like illusion, dream, some shared hallucination. Boat meeda Bheemanna thoughtful ga silent ga undinadu. Bank ki chera tarwatha —
Sravan: "Thatha, em idhi asalu? Ippudu ichhe deepam em cheyyadaaniki? Manchi or bad?"
Bheemanna: "Idhi oka rinam rey. 1947 ki mundhu mana tatha-thaatha's level lo oka chinna feud lo oka family tano full rites ivvalekapoyaamu. Vaalla light, vaalla paikaalipoye moment ki ivvaali. Mana vamsham kaartasheelam. Prathi full moon lo vaalla chita oka burn ki. Prathi full moon lo mana deepam oka complete cheyyadaaniki."
Sravan: "Kaani thatha, idhi 1947 matter. 78 years ayi aayina why still?"
Bheemanna: "Because every time we missed, something else happened in the village. Aa chita satisfy ayyenu paapu, somebody here pays. 1984 lo chanipoyina maa naannaku one week mundhu ippudu rajesh mama chanipoyadu, full moon miss ayyadu. 2000 lo oka flood, 2020 lo young man Ravi, 2021 lo Rangi. Naaku datapointing chala undi Sravan. Ippudu nee tho sharing chestunna kaabatti, neekku kuda datapointing telisi vundaali. Ee rinam maa family ki. Neeku kuda."
Sravan rendu rendu full moons aa ritual ki velli vacchindhi. Third full moon ki Sravan skeptic-er ga marichaadu. "Thatha, ee 40 years ga nee pani. Ippudu nuvvu pedda vayasu lo. Ee rinam infinite ga continue avvaali ani yevaru cheppaaru? Maharashtra family nunchi atleast okka okka contact try chesaava? Bhupalpalli mandal officer tho matlaadina, valla side family trace cheyyalanu? Modern times lo aa feud ni oka proper ritual tho close cheyyadam possible kada?"
Bheemanna: "Rey, nenu chiru vayasu lo adhi try chesaanu. 1990 lo Sirpur side velli Kadam family asalu exist chesthunda lekapothe chusaanu. Vaallu ippudu enduku leru, 1947 rasukuni migilikuni kevvaru vere state ki poyaaru ani villagers cheppaaru. Trace chesanu, rayalseema ki, Mumbai ki, one trace Nagpur ki. Kaani iddaru pillalu generationally pampari, kotha generation ki ee rinam gurinchi telisi telisi poindi. Paperwork ledu, ritual ledu. Manam matrame light iste vaallu peacefully poyaru anipisthondi."
Sravan: "Adhi prathi full moon ki oka light?"
Bheemanna: "Ippatiki ele."
Aa 2024 October full moon night, Sravan Bheemanna ki oka proposal cheppaadu. "Thatha, naaku oka idea undi. Naa polytechnic lo oka professor, Godavari hydrology expert. Aayana tho matladitha, aa confluence lo oka specific ritual ki dedicated physical marker pettamu, temple-side lo priest tho a proper yajnam. Matter proper rituals tho close ayithe, full moon cycle continue avvaakapoyindhi. Kadam family okkadikkadaiahi consumption lo deenini nilabottukoledhu, manam koduvolchali."
Bheemanna: Bheemanna konchem silent ga undinadu. Boat oar paddatunnam lo ardha-rest lo.
Bheemanna: "Sravan, manam prathi full moon deepam iste, vaalla chita satisfied ga undi. Adhi current arrangement. Kotha prayanam try chesi fail ayite, vaallu more hurt aaithe?"
Sravan: "Thatha, rinam oka koni nilichi reparinchadam kaadu, rinam close cheyyadamu mana bhadyata. Kaleshwaram temple ki 3 km upstream ippudu evaru yanthra siddham, chaala mandhi pujaris kuda ipudu ikkada attached ga unnaaru. Vaaritho consult cheyyadam better kada?"
Bheemanna 3 months alochinchi alochinchi decide chesaaru. 2025 January ki, Kaleshwaram temple pujari Sivacharulu tho meet chesaaru. Katha cheppaaru. Sivacharulu first patichaalu anumaanam ga, kaani confluence records old village lo verify chesi, specific 1947 event gurinchi Kaleshwaram lo temple records lo small reference kuda undi, aayana accept chesaaru.
Ritual plan chesaaru: 2025 February full moon rathri pai yajnam at confluence point, dedicated kriya Kadam family unknown ancestors ki. Deepam, camphor, Godavari niiti lo paan purplet, mantras specific sessions. Sivacharulu, Bheemanna, Sravan, ooru ninchi konchem elders — tot five mandhi.
Aa night 11:52 ki ritual started. Sivacharulu mantras began. Bheemanna traditional deepam light chesaaru. Sravan water-offerings. Confluence lo Maharashtra side ki chusaaru — chita kanipinchalaerdhu. First time 40 years lo, Bheemanna ki.
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Bheemanna: (silent) "Emi?"
Sivacharulu: "Bheemanna gaaru, chita levaledhu. Mana ritual accepted. Complete aipoyindi."
Bheemanna chesti hold chesaaru confluence ki. Tears. Kaani tears chedi kaadu, relief. 40 years effort. 77 years total ritual across family. Ippudu finally complete.
Aa morning Maharashtra side bank ki oka small exploration ki vellaaru — confluence point to Sirpur village. Akkada oka elder tho kalasi Sravan ni (Hindi lo broken) matladaaru. Aa elder, 82 years, oka Kadam distant relative — Vishnu Kadam. Aayana ki chinnappudu cheppina family lore: "1947 lo mana tatha gari brother family river lo podipoyaru kaani complete cremation ledu. Aa roju nunchi mana family lo oka chinna restless feeling. Last 40 years lo generational elders cheppevaru 'ippati tarapu nunchi oka complete ritual avali' ani. Kaani chestadariki evaru move cheyaledu."
Bheemanna Vishnu Kadam ki handshake icchaaru. Telugu lo — Sravan translate chesadu — Bheemanna cheppinadu: "Mana families 40 years ga oka silent rinam share chesaamu. Ippudu complete."
Vishnu Kadam grocie ga smile icchaadu. "Main bhi kuch mehsoos kar raha hoon pehli baar kal raat. Ekdum halka."
Aa February tarwatha prathi full moon. Bheemanna intlo sleep kaadu, watch 11:45 ki ring aagindi, Bheemanna 40 years lo first time entire full moon through sleep chesaaru. Sravan Hyderabad ki job join ayyaaru, MRPL lo automation engineer. Prati diwali kai intiki vasthunnaru. Bheemanna boat ippudu sisters-in-law distant nephew ki icchaaru tourist purposes ki, Kaleshwaram visitors Godavari sangamam boat rides tisukuntaaru.
2025 October ki Bheemanna chanipoyaru, heart chesna tirigi haaga — 68 years. Cremation confluence side lo kaadu — village smashanam lo. Ritual proper, priest Sivacharulu. Aa roju full moon kaadu, chinna crescent matramey. Kaani Sravan aayanaki final rites icchetappudu, Maharashtra side nunchi gaali vaipu oka chinna breeze, camphor-like smell, confluence vaipu nunchi vaacchindi.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Telangana
Sravan: "Thatha, vaallu nee kosam thank cheppadaaniki vachcharu."
Sravan aa smell ni chaala sepu gurthu pettukunnadu. Ippudu aayana Kaleshwaram ki velinappudu, confluence banks meeda oka chinna diya vesthaaru, thatha kosam, Kadam family kosam. Adhi rinam kaadu, remembrance. Prati sari Godavari current adhi accept chesthundhi.
Author's note
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project 2019 lo inaugurate ayyaka, aa confluence — Godavari-Pranahitha sangamam — tourists ki accessible ga aindi. 2024 monsoon mugisaaka nenu oka weekend Bhupalpalli trip lo konchem Kaleshwaram temple visit chesinnappudu, local boatman tho boat ride lo matladutu, aayana cheppinadu — "ikkada full moon nights lo Maharashtra side oka chita andarikie kanipisthadi ani local lore." Nenu aa lore ni believe cheyyaleka poyinaa kuda, naaku aa statement ki oka kind of gravity anipinchindi. Aa lore meedha fiction build chesi, Bhupalpalli side lo oka old elder ni fictionalize chesi, ee katha rasaanu. Telangana lo Godavari, Krishna, Pranahitha vagaira rivers daggara antharvaaham untundedhi — chinnappudu Karimnagar Manair Dam ki weekend ki velte, nenu chala saarlu grandmother cheppevaaru aa banks meeda. Meeku Kaleshwaram chusaru ante comment lo your trip memory share cheyyandi. Ee project oka engineering marvel — kaani aa niiti lopala chala old stories share chesthayi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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