Kondamma Kopam
Kondamma's Wrath
Setting: Medak forest edge (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Kondamma's Wrath. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Kondamma's Wrath
Ee katha maa Medak district forest side lo 2022 December lo jarigindhi , nijam ga nijam , oka Kakatiya University's forestry-research department M.Sc. final-year trekking group ki. Aa group lo 6 students , aa trek aayana supervisor Dr. Mallikarjun Reddy (43, forestry department associate professor) approval tho a 2-night forest-edge field research exercise ga organized ga. Focus area — Medak district's Ramayampet mandal side forest fringe, a specific 600-acre community-forest zone lo a seasonal flora-fauna survey. Aa area lo oka folk-shrine , Kondamma devasthanam , a tribal-origin Koya-lineage ki associated ga, forest's specific clearing lo a granite stone-platform shrine with a weathered female deity carving.
Local village , Bibinagar (fictional ga small village name , actual Ramayampet mandal villages lo a general category). Village ki a specific rule generation ga — "aa Kondamma clearing lo suryastamayam tarwatha paadadam vaadham. Amma vaaru silence lo rest avvakundaa , tappaga melakunna, kopam vachchedhi , Kopam vacchina ga vacchina varaku aa raatri lo aa person , ooru chettu deggara aaparithamaina chestha , aayana own echo ga bayataki paarutha , waram finish avutha , then aa person is kaadu." Rule generational ga 100+ years.
Aa 6-person student group , aa rule ni local village sarpanch Aravinda (52, elected 2019) dwara first day briefing lo hear cheyyadam , kaani group's attitude , "folk lore. Interesting. Research note. Kaani actual obedience a scientific field trip ki apply kaadu."
Group composition — (1) Srividya (22, team lead, forestry M.Sc. second year, from Nizamabad urban background), (2) Prasanna (22, junior researcher, from Siddipet rural background , aayana ki folk rules ki family-level respect, cautious ga). (3) Yugandhar (23, photography specialist, from Hyderabad urban), (4) Kamala (21, botany focus, from Karimnagar urban), (5) Mohith (22, wildlife-biology, from Hyderabad urban, skeptic-materialist oriented), (6) Akhila (22, ecology focus, from Warangal rural , folk-rules kuda cautious ga).
Trek arrival , 2022 December 15 Thursday afternoon. Base camp , village-edge community rest-house lo first-night accommodation. Sarpanch Aravinda evening dinner ki invited ga, informal briefing lo Kondamma rule ni explicit ga cheppaaru.
Aravinda: "Mee research OK, field data OK, kaani a request , aa Kondamma clearing area ki visits daylight matrame. Suryastamayam approximately 6 PM ee month. Post 6 PM zero presence aa clearing 100 meters within. And specifically , singing or loud music or laughter post-sunset forest lo , aa area's direction ga travel ga , avoid cheyyandi. Local rule. Mee university research kosam idhi respect cheyyandi."
Srividya: "Sarpanch garu, we understand. Respect ga. Daytime research matrame. Night lo base camp lone."
Aravinda satisfied ga. Dinner completed. Group rested.
Day 1 (December 15 Friday) and Day 2 (December 16 Saturday) trekking disciplined ga , clearings, flora observations, insect traps, bird surveys, soil samples , research agenda per-plan completed ga. Kondamma clearing ni Day 1 afternoon 2 PM ki visited ga , 15 minutes observation , granite platform photographed ga respectfully , shrine's carved deity's specific iconography noted — Kondamma, hair wild ga carved, arms 4 , each arm holding a tribal tool (bow, arrow, stick, a small pot), face's expression not benevolent-calm but alert-fierce ga.
Prasanna: "Aa deity's face , chaala active ga feel aipothundhi. Amma vaaru , kaani kopam bhavam full ga expression lo." Aayana respectful ga namaskaram chesaadu platform ki.
Yugandhar: "Photography angle ga amazing. Ee carving stylistically Koya-tribal rural 15th-16th century period ga. Field notes ki great."
Group namaskaram chesaaru collectively. Mohith silently standing back , aayana own skeptic awareness tho. Kamala a brief sketch done ga. Akhila ecology notes tho a few tree-species cataloging around the clearing , sacred-grove ecology's specific biodiversity pattern.
Day 2 Saturday evening , 5:45 PM ki group base camp return ga , dinner prep. Sunset 6:02 PM. Full darkness 6:30 PM ki.
Post-dinner , 8 PM. Students base camp lo a small celebration ga , field research's successful progress tho. Yugandhar aayana guitar bring chesaadu ga — campus band member ga. A small acoustic session , 3 songs ga , A.R. Rahman's "Chinna Chinna Aasai," Telugu classic "Pilichina Bigise Rasa," and a Hindi film "Kal Ho Naa Ho." Yugandhar sang, others joined casually. Volume moderate , base camp lo. Approximately 20 minutes duration.
Kaani base camp's location , village's outer edge , forest-fringe ga 300 meters inside. Kondamma clearing's direction , north-east ga 400 meters distance. Singing's direction , north-east-ward projected ga (guitar-musician facing direction ga).
Post-singing session , 8:30 PM ki group silent ga a ghost-story session ga casual ga started. Kaani aa session's first 5 minutes lo oka specific auditory phenomenon , group outside ga a faint echo-return ga a previously-sung melody ga , specifically "Chinna Chinna Aasai" 's opening notes. Echo kaadu ga , a second-voice rendition ga , a higher pitch, eerie rendition.
Akhila: "Mee , mee evvaru sing chesthunnaaru bayata?"
Group's all 6 inside ga. None singing.
Silence. Then another fragment , closer ga this time , a female voice whisper-pitched ga , "Chinna chinna aasai," a single phrase repetition, aayana direction 50 meters toward forest.
Srividya lechi torch on, door vaipu moved , kaani Prasanna aayana arm grip chesaadu ga.
Prasanna: "Srividya, door theerchakadu. Bayataki veella koondu. Village lo aa rule gurthunnava? Naaku ippudu telusunu."
Srividya: "Prasanna , kshanika sound distortion , forest acoustic. Nenu investigate chestha , safety ga."
Prasanna: "Srividya, please. Nenu village rural ga growup , ee type of folk-rule violation post-evening specific ga dangerous , bayataki velladam strictly avoid. Rendu groups 1998 aa type of scenario lo lost ga , aa sarpanch family memory lo documented ga. Inside remain cheyyi. 6 AM varaku."
Srividya pause. Mohith skeptical ga , "Prasanna , forest-animal disturbance matrame. A jackal or a langur call. Anti-rational panic avoid cheyyadam."
Prasanna direct challenged ga: "Mohith, oka saari nuvvu bayataki velli torch tho check cheyyi ayina, we all inside remain." Mohith hesitated, then decided to go out with torch.
Mohith bayataki step pettadu, door half-opened ga. Aayana torch-beam forest's edge ki scan , first 30 meters normal ga. 40 meters depth lo aayana torch-beam lo a specific shadow-outline moved ga , a woman-sized silhouette, aa direction lo re-scan , gone ga. Aayana a skeptic's instinct ga a 3-second additional observation.
Then , aa direction nunchi specifically , a female voice , aayana own bedroom's window base height-level ga, 2 feet outside the base camp door , whisper-close ga:
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Jatara Rathri
Whisper: "Chinna chinna aasai ante namaku kuda undhi. Mee pelli kanipinchadu , mee kalalo eppudaina?"
Mohith's torch beam immediate ga aa base-level ki slanted ga. No human figure visible. Kaani aa voice audible ga Mohith ki , nearly 8 feet distance ga vinipisthu.
Mohith rapid ga base camp ki back step, door locked ga. Aayana face , drained ga. Group's five others silent ga observed.
Mohith: "Nenu a voice heard. Direct ga. Nenu imagination kaadu. Nenu a figure torch beam lo 40 meters out glimpsed ga."
Prasanna decision mode ga activated. Aayana group ki instructions ga — (1) All windows shutters locked ga, (2) Base camp's exterior lantern extinguished ga , to avoid ga more attention-attracting, (3) Group all together oka room lo remain ga , dispersion kaadu, (4) No further singing, loud speaking, laughter ga , till 6 AM, (5) Phone flashes + loud notifications silenced ga.
Group agreed unanimously ga. Silent ga settled.
9:30 PM nunchi 2 AM varaku , periodic ga auditory phenomena continued. A female voice , sometimes humming a melody fragment, sometimes whisper-calling individual names of group members ("Srividya," "Kamala," "Yugandhar"), sometimes a laugh , high-pitched, sustained 3-4 seconds.
Each name-call ki that specific person body instinctively kadalagarani ga , but Prasanna's strict rule , "don't respond, don't acknowledge, don't stand up, don't move toward any window or door. Amma vaari recognition avoid ga. Silent ga."
2:15 AM ki , a specific event. Base camp door meedha a physical knock , three rhythmic taps , followed by silence , then three more. Kamala instinctive ga "evaru?" ani call chesadam ki mouth opened, kaani Prasanna aayana mouth vaipu quick signal , "no response."
Kamala silent ga. Knock repeated 5 more sequences , then stopped.
Post-knock, Prasanna ki oka insight ga , "aa amma vaari's kopam active ga , kaani aa kopam's direction , aa evening's singing , group-source. Aa rule's specific clause , amma vaari kopam aa source-person ki echo-chain ga return ga. Aa phenomenon pre-pattern per sarpanch's narrative , 'aayana own echo ga bayataki paarutha.' Idhi a specific threat to whoever initiated the singing."
Prasanna ki Yugandhar the primary singer ga anipinchindhi. Aayana Yugandhar vaipu turned, direct eye-contact ga.
Prasanna: "Yugandhar , nuvvu aa singing session primary ga started ga. Amma vaari's focus nuvvu vaipu ga forward aipoyindhi. Night gadava varaku nuvvu safest ga undi if you remain center-group ga , physical movement zero, no vocal output, no individual isolation. Andhariki ee instruction."
Yugandhar pale ga , but understood. Aayana group's center seated, others around ga protective formation.
3 AM ki another event. Aa forest side nunchi oka specific voice , Yugandhar's own voice ga , distant-forest lo calling ga, "Yugandhar , nenu ee naa voice, nee present-body a reflection ga. Rand bayataki , mana iddaram merge cheyyadaaniki." Voice aayana own tone ga, own inflection ga , exact match.
Yugandhar's body tremor started ga. Aayana direct ga ears meeda chethulu placed ga. Srividya pillow pressed , Kamala aayana chethulu grip chesindi, Akhila and Mohith form a human barrier around aayana.
Aa own-voice call continued , periodic ga , 15-minute intervals ga, content varying — "Yugandhar , nee amma Hyderabad lo anxious ga undhi, nuvvu ee baadha aapagalavu. Rand bayataki. Nee sleep ni forest ki release cheyyi." Each message a psychological hook ga crafted ga.
Yugandhar several ga shift , movement ga toward the door 2 instances , each time group physical ga restraint ga. Aayana confused, disoriented, but not releasing the group hold.
4:30 AM ki a new voice , deeper, not Yugandhar's own now , a different female voice, forceful ga, "Yugandhar , nuvvu ippudu a minute lo decision cheyyi. Nuvvu bayataki voluntary ga ravalee, naa kopam kinda chalalu ga , lekapothe nuvvu morning ki inside ga, kaani chala chala ayipoyindhi. Night choice nee. Rise."
Group collectively ni Yugandhar ki grip strengthened ga.
Prasanna: "Yugandhar , amma vaari manipulation. Nuvvu respond kaadu. 6 AM inka 90 minutes. Hold."
Inside the circle, Srividya started reciting a specific folk-prayer ga , aayana grandmother's Kondamma-related propitiation mantra, aayana own Nizamabad rural background nunchi vanapuri childhood. Aa mantra devotee's compassion-seeking tone , "Kondamma , mee clearing lo meeru rest ga , memu respect ga, memu inakonti mistake chesaamu aa singing tho , memu forgive adugu. Mee community ki evvari-harm kadu. Please recall mee kopam."
Aayana mantra 20 minutes ga chanted ga, rendu saarlu repeated ga. Kamala, Akhila , joined ga. Prasanna silent ga supportive presence.
5:50 AM ki. Forest side nunchi a specific sound , a soft release ga , aayana first bird-calls a slight early-morning chirp ga. A shift ga.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Madhyarathri Pooja
6:02 AM sunrise exact. Forest silent ga. No voices, no knocks, no humming.
6:15 AM ki group slowly dispersed ga. Windows checked , all intact. Door inspected , threshold lo a small turmeric-dust outline visible ga , aayana bayata side , unknown origin.
Yugandhar's face , 40% drained ga , aayana own reflection lo a 5-year aged-appearance ga visible ga , eyes sunken, skin grey-toned. Aayana body temperature slight ga below normal , aayana own reported ga shivering.
6:30 AM ki sarpanch Aravinda ki group reached , base camp's emergency-response ga. Aravinda immediately understood ga. Aayana village's rule-breaking's scenario ga , aayana village's traditional priest Lakshmaiah (71, tribal-lineage Koya priest ga generations ga , community's Kondamma shrine's maintenance role) ki summon ga.
Lakshmaiah village arrival 7 AM. Direct ga group ki met. Yugandhar ki specific attention.
Lakshmaiah: "Amma vaari's focus aa chinnadi meeda last 8 hours ga. Aayana group's collective holding tho protected ga , kaani aayana body lo a specific energy-drain ga. Reversible ga , kaani quick action required. Today noon 12 ki Kondamma clearing ki specific propitiation ritual. Yugandhar full participation , group accompany ga."
Ritual 12 noon ki conducted ga. Shrine daggara , Lakshmaiah a specific turmeric-milk-neem-leaves offering, Yugandhar's own 3 strands of hair sacrificed ga (symbolic ga , not full tonsure), aayana own written apology paper ga , "2022 December 17 raatri lo nenu respect-breach ga singing through mee clearing direction. Nenu kindly forgive adugu ga, repeat kaadu garante." Paper shrine base lo placed ga. Lakshmaiah mantras ga Koya language lo , 45 minutes.
End of ritual , Yugandhar's face color gradually returning ga. Body temperature normalizing ga. Group observed ga visible shift , 1 hour tarwatha , 75% recovery ga, full ga 2 days tarwatha.
Group December 18 Sunday ki early ga Hyderabad return ga. Dr. Mallikarjun Reddy ki full incident formally ga reported ga , university's research-ethics committee ki disclosure ga. Committee's response , "folk-rule violation's ethical implications formally acknowledged. Future field trips ki pre-briefing protocol enhanced , village elders' rule instructions ki formal signed-compliance ga. Research-group retrospective learning ga."
Yugandhar aa incident ki personal impact significant ga. Aayana 2023 semester lo a specific folklore-studies elective enrolled ga , forest-community sacred-site ethics ki focused thesis. M.Sc. complete 2024 ga, aayana career path , Telangana Forest Department's community-liaison officer role 2025 nunchi , specifically tribal-community sacred-grove protection portfolio. Aayana Medak, Nalgonda, Warangal district's multiple sacred-grove's formal protection documentation lo active role.
Srividya 2024 nunchi a forest-ecology research position , Kondamma-Bibinagar area's biodiversity baseline study a 3-year project ga conducted ga, village community full engagement ga , aa project's findings local panchayat ki shared ga, community-authority ga.
Prasanna , aayana own rural-Siddipet background nunchi folk-awareness , aayana 2024 nunchi a rural-scholar ga university lo assistant-professor track, specifically "folk-knowledge-and-scientific-method interface" as aayana research area.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Telangana
Kamala, Akhila, Mohith , own paths ga continue , but all 6 annual ga a December re-gathering ga 2023, 2024, 2025 , Bibinagar village visit ga a community-contribution ga , Rs 50,000 annual village-development fund contribution a collective ga. Village aa fund's water-tank improvement, a small community library, a toilet-block upgrade ga utilized.
Mohith 2024-26 ki aayana skeptic-materialist worldview ki shift , aayana own published M.Sc. thesis's methodology chapter lo "folk-rule violation's psychological + potentially-metaphysical dimensions, future fieldwork for investigation" a specific subsection add cheyyadam , aayana own direct-experience dwara.
Bibinagar village's Kondamma clearing , 2024 March nunchi a formal state-level Sacred Grove category ga gazetted ga , Telangana Forest Department's 2023 Sacred Groves Protection Act amendment kinda. Community's traditional rules formal government-acknowledgment ga , village's management authority retained ga.
Lakshmaiah priest 2025 lo 74 years ki retire , own younger nephew Venkoji (49) ki priest-role handover ga. Venkoji's training ongoing ga, Lakshmaiah's 45+ years of accumulated ritual-knowledge transcript ga , aa-formal ga Kakatiya University's folklore department tho collaboration ga documented ga , permission ga public ga.
Yugandhar's guitar , aa incident post ki, aayana forestry-office lo a wall-mount ga display ga , a symbolic ga , aayana own colleagues ki ga a conversation-starter ga — "aa instrument 2022 December 17 raatri lo nannu a 70% drain ki ga tisukellindhi. Folk-rules ki compassion ga respect, mana young generation ki."
Aa clearing lo Kondamma amma vaaru ippatiki ga enshrined ga. Priest-family rotation ga daily turmeric-offering, morning + evening. Festival , a specific December full-moon night ki a annual community-gathering , permitted musical offering (only traditional tribal instruments , pre-approved ga, pre-6-PM time-window ga) + feast. Community's compassion-based reconnection tradition with aa shrine.
Forest silent at night ga. But aa shrine's clearing ki ippatiki post-6-PM zero-movement rule , strict ga village residents + external visitors ki enforcement. Lakshmaiah's one phrase to the December 17 group , retrospective ga aayana counseling ga , "amma vaari compassion a devotee ki always available , kaani amma vaari's kopam evoke avutundi evvaru aayana silence ni disrupt cheyyadam. Compassion bilateral ga , devotee's side nunchi respect first."
Author's note
Medak district rural forest-fringe villages lo sacred-grove traditions generational ga multiple villages lo nenu 2023-24 lo field trips lo hear ga. Sanjana's distant cousin Kakatiya University's forestry department lo M.Sc. aayana ga undaram , aayana a specific 2022 December group-trek's incident ki peripheral ga connected ga , aayana dwara ee specific narrative ki details collected ga , permission tho fictionalized ga. Kondamma shrine , specific deity category of Koya-lineage tribal goddess ga , Medak-Karimnagar-Warangal rural belt lo multiple avatars ga documented. Post-sunset silence rules folk-rural community-protection ga , specific grove-based echo-phenomena folk narratives' recurring pattern ga. Telangana Sacred Groves Protection Act's 2023 amendment sacred-grove formal state-recognition expand chesaadu , community-managed protection framework strengthened ga , sarpanch-priest-forest-dept tripartite coordination lo. Forest's night silence ki scientific ecology ga + folk-reverence ga rendu angles nunchi hold cheyyali , modern Telangana's environmental ga a balanced approach ga. Mee area lo sacred-grove rules tho related experiences unnaayaa? Comments lo share cheyyandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
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