Warangal Fort Arch 4
Warangal Fort Arch 4
Setting: Warangal Fort (Warangal).
In English: Warangal Fort Arch 4. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Warangal Fort Arch 4
Last month nenu maa Sanjana tho Warangal weekend trip plan chesaanu. Tatkal ticket Kacheguda nunchi, Saturday morning Krishna Express, return Sunday raathri. Aame ki Warangal Fort ento idi rendava saari, naaku second saari 2019 nunchi. Sanjana ki photography hobby — DSLR oka Canon 200D, 50mm prime lens, oka chinna Joby tripod. Aame Instagram lo "deccan stones" ani oka small handle nadupisthundi, 1400 followers. Trip motive oka half-tourist, half-photo project. Naaku gurthu, train lo aame nadigindhi, "Sai, aa Kirti Toranam four arches lo, fourth one ki ento story undi ani local legends?" Naaku aa moment lo answer ledhu. Kaani aa weekend tarwatha, naaku oka local heritage professor parichayam aindhi, ayana share chesina file naaku ee story raayadaaniki seed ichindhi.
Aa professor — Hari Mohan, 58, Kakatiya University history department lo associate professor, last 27 years aa fort study chesthunnaaru — aame ki content tho permission ichaaru, kaani manishi peru change cheyyamani. Plot core, characters, family — fictional. Aa fourth Kirti Toranam — adi nijam ga fort lo south-east corner lo niluchuni undi, ASI signage cheppadu adi 13th-century Kakatiya granite work. Photo records lo aa arch ki oka peculiar pattern undhi.
Hari Mohan ki 2014 lo, Telangana formation samayam lo, ASI Hyderabad circle nunchi oka small project assignment vacchindi — Warangal Fort tourist behaviour study. Visitor count, photo upload patterns, social media references. Aa sariki Instagram peruga, smartphones cheap aithunna, foreign tourists post-2010 boom lo malli chinnaga vasthunnaaru. Hari Mohan oka student team tho 8 months data collect chesaaru — visitor surveys, photo metadata, geo-tagged posts.
Project lo oka odd thing observation lo padindhi.
Tourists upload chesina 4,200 photos midha (period: 2014 January to August), Kirti Toranam four arches lo prathi okka arch ki proportion roughly equal — North arch 1080, East arch 1100, South arch 990, West arch — wait, fourth arch — south-east position ki signed, locally "arch 4" ani called. Aa arch photos count 1030. Numbers normal. Kaani aa 1030 photos lo, oka unsettling sub-pattern: 38 photos lo, arch lo lopala oka manishi figure visible — silhouette, mostly. Hari Mohan team aa figure ni "background tourist" ani assume chesaru first.
Manual inspection lo, 38 lo 27 photos, aa figure same outline — same height (tall, 6 feet emo), same posture (right hand arch top vaipu pointed, left hand side body ki), same dress (long off-white kurta, dhoti below, no footwear). Hari Mohan zoom chesaaru — 27 photos lo aa figure features blurry ga, kaani consistent ga.
Tourists 27 different ga, dates spread across 8 months, cameras different — Canon, Nikon, Samsung Galaxy S4, iPhone 5S, OnePlus 1. Aa figure same ga.
Hari Mohan project report lo ee anomaly mention chesaaru, kaani ASI ki aa specific section interest ledhu. Aame project tourist count metric kosam mathram. Aa anomaly aame personal file lo move aindhi. Project finish 2014 December.
Aa file 10 years tarwatha aame archive lo undhi. Total 47 photos accumulated 2014-2024 period lo. Same figure, same posture, 47 different uploads. Aa 47 photos lo Hari Mohan ki 41 cameras different ga, 41 tourists different ga (ASI guest book entries cross-referenced), dates spread across 11 years.
Aame ki ASI ki formal report submit cheyaali ani 2024 September lo decide chesaaru.
ASI Hyderabad circle response sterile ga: "Sir, aa figure heritage tourism literature lo ee anomaly mention ledhu. Aame mass-hallucination kaadhu, mass photograph kaadhu. Manishi peru records lo ledhu. Mana department ki aa angle relevant kaadhu. Mee personal research interest ki keep cheyandi."
Hari Mohan aa response ki konchem disappointed. Aame oka heritage blog ki aa research summary post chesaaru. 2024 December lo aa post naaku WhatsApp lo forward vacchindhi maa cousin Bhargav nunchi — atanu Hyderabad lo heritage walk groups lo regular. Naaku aa post chusi curiosity peruga.
Sanjana tho Warangal trip plan ki main reason aa post.
Saturday December 21, morning 9:30 AM ki memu Warangal junction lo digi auto pattukoni Fort entry ki cherukunaamu. Ticket Rs 25 per person, ASI counter. Sanjana DSLR shoulder bag lo. Naa daggara phone — oka Pixel 7a, naaku ee weekend ki sufficient.
Fort lo enter ayina venuka Sanjana mundu nadichindi, naa tho slow ga. Aame ki photo composition planning — sunlight angle, shadow length, granite texture. Naaku heritage knowledge thakkuva, Sanjana ki ekkuva. Aame B.Arch ayindi, NIT Warangal nunchi 2018 lo.
Memu mundu south arch ki vellaamu, photo shoot. Tarwatha east, north, west — wait, west kaadu — fourth arch south-east corner lo. Memu aa arch ki velli sariki 11:15 AM. Sun overhead, shadows minimal.
Aa arch ki kindha niluchunna venuka, naaku oka subtle observation — ground temperature kindha 4-5 degrees thakkuva ga undhi. Granite slabs cool ga, kaani naa baretoot kaadu, sandals pakkana. Aa cool feel sandal sole nunchi paiki vasthundhi. Naaku immediate ga doubt — aa December morning Warangal lo ambient 18 degrees emo, granite cool ga undadam normal. Naaku aa observation ni dismiss chesaanu.
Sanjana arch lo lopala niluchuni naaku photo teesindhi mundhu, tarwatha aame ki naaku phone ichi reverse — aame arch lo niluchindi, naaku DSLR. Naaku 3 frames teesaanu — wide, medium, close. Aame ki review chusukundi, oka frame okayed.
Sanjana: "Sai, ee frame lo background lo oka manishi visible ga undhi. Aame chusava?"
Naaku phone screen lo aame chupinchindi DSLR display. Aame stood right side niluchuni undhi, aame venuka 12 feet emo, oka tall figure. Off-white kurta. Dhoti. Right hand arch top vaipu pointed.
Naa heart oka long second silent ga.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Thousand Pillar Pahara
Aame me-naaku — "Aame ento, naaku gurthu ledhu. Memu enter chesinappudu evvaru ledhu, kadha?"
Naaku gurthu — arch dheggara enter chesinappudu, memu rendu mathram. Aa angle lo evvaru kanipinchadame ledhu. Naaku Hari Mohan post lo description gurthuandhi — same height, same posture, off-white kurta, dhoti, no footwear. Aa figure exact ga match.
Naaku body fully cold sweat. Naa back lo small spine area lo oka damp feel — December lo, fort granite courtyard lo. Sanjana ki aame post gurinchi naaku weekend mundhu cheppaledhu. Aame ki photo lo manishi gurinchi naa reaction confuse chesindhi.
Sai: "Sanjana, aame photo delete cheyyaku. Aame valuable. Naaku oka second."
Naaku phone teesi Hari Mohan post screenshot oka old WhatsApp thread lo gurthuandhi. Bhargav forward chesina post, December 18 ki. Naaku scroll chesi screenshot kanipinchindhi. Sanjana ki chupinchaanu — Hari Mohan paper lo published reference photo, 2018 nunchi oka tourist upload, same arch, same figure.
Sanjana DSLR display tho compare chesindhi. Outline identical.
Sanjana: "Sai, ee photo manishi same one. Same exact pose. Same dress. Mana camera 2024, 2018 photo 6 years mundhu, same figure."
Memu rendu silent ga, aa arch nunchi nunchi, kindha ki migiluni nunchi karte. Sanjana DSLR off chesi bag lo pettindhi. Naa hand aame shoulder midha rest chesaanu.
Aa moment lo, naaku oka voice vinipinchindhi.
Voice old, male, Telugu lo. Far-off ga, kaani clear ga, naa right ear lo. Aame approximately 6 feet behind ga emerged.
Voice: "Babu, naaku aame ki cheppu. Naaku aa moment lo aame nundhi sorry adagaledu. Ippudu adagadaaniki manishi ledhu. Naaku release kavali."
Naaku face aa direction vaipu thirigi chusaanu. Evvaru ledhu. Granite slab, aa arch base. Sanjana ki aa voice vinipinchaledhu.
Sanjana: "Sai, mee face white ga aindhi. Em ayyindi?"
Naaku aame ki cheppaledhu aa moment lo. Naaku gurthu, "Sanjana, ikkadi nunchi velipoddam ipudu. Tarwatha cheppthaa."
Memu fort gate vaipu fast walk chesaamu. Auto pilchaamu, hotel ki return aamu.
Hotel room lo Sanjana ki naaku full story cheppaanu — Hari Mohan post, 47 photos, the figure, aa voice. Aame listen chesindhi. Aame skeptical kaadhu, kaani aame analyst mind — aame logical structure search chesindhi.
Sanjana: "Sai, aa figure ki release kaavaali ani aame anaadu. Aame ki manishi ki sorry adagali ani. Aa manishi ento, aa aame ento, ento context?"
Naaku Hari Mohan number Bhargav daggara unde, atanu naa kosam share chesaaru. Naaku Sunday morning Hari Mohan ki call chesaanu. Aame number lo accept chesaaru. Naaku Warangal lo unna, hotel address share chesaaru. Aame Subedari lo undhi, fort nunchi 8 km, Kakatiya University campus pakkana. Aame meet ki invite chesaaru.
Sanjana tho memu Subedari ki velli, Hari Mohan office daggara meet aamu. Aame 58, white shirt, beige trousers, glasses, oka old leather satchel. Office room books tho full ga — ASI publications, Kakatiya inscriptions volumes, aame own M.Phil thesis 1992 lo. Tea offer chesaaru, memu accept chesaamu.
Aame ki naa hotel encounter cheppaanu. Aame slow ga listen chesaaru, aame oka spiral notebook lo notes raasaaru. Naaku aame voice transcript repeat chesaanu — "Naaku aame ki cheppu. Naaku aa moment lo aame nundhi sorry adagaledu. Ippudu adagadaaniki manishi ledhu. Naaku release kavali."
Hari Mohan ki kallu small thinking lo focus aindhi. Aame back stretched, file rack nunchi oka thick folder teesi table midha pettindhi.
[HARI MOHAN] "Sai, ee folder lo naa 10 years research, plus 2 years priors local oral history. Aa fourth arch ki oka local legend undhi, kaani publish kaavadanaiki documentation insufficient. Naaku verbal ga old residents nunchi vinaali, 1947-1948 periods lo aa arch dheggara oka local craftsman family workshop run chesaaru. Stone restoration. Family head, peru records lo Chenchaiah, age 60s emo aa time. Atanu son tho fight ayyi vellipoyaru oka day, son oka woman tho, peru gurthu aame, aame name local oral lo Tanvi ani, aame elope ayyaaru. Father strict ga oppondledhu aa relationship, aa community lo permission ledhu. Son intiki return aaledhu. Father guilt lo aa son ki peru chuttu aa community lo cancel chesi, ostracize chesaaru."
[HARI MOHAN] "Aa son fort lo oka 1950 lo accident lo poyaaru, restoration work falling stone. Atanu intiki return aatlu kaani father atanu mukham chudaledhu before death. Father aa fourth arch dheggara prathi morning vacchaaru tarwatha 8 years. Atanu 1958 lo aame fort lo dheggara oka heart attack tho poyaaru, aa arch base dheggara. Local community ki gurthu ee story, kaani cheppe vaaru thaggi, ippudu 70-80 age vaaru ki gurthu only."
[HARI MOHAN] "Naa hypothesis, aa father, Chenchaiah, atanu son ki sorry adagaledhu. Atanu son death tarwatha 8 years guilt lo. Atanu aa arch lo trapped emo, aa guilt-energy ki anchor, son ki direct sorry possible kaadhu, kaani aame proxy vaaru tho cheppadam, manishi family member lekapothe random witnesses ki, atanu seek chesthunnaru emo. Aa 47 photos visible figure atanu emo. Tourists ki, photographers ki, atanu visible avadu, kaani photo lo capture aithundi. Aa voice mee ki vacchadam, naaku ee data point first, Sai. Aame mee ki cheppadam, naaku Hari Mohan, 27 years lo first."
Sanjana question chesindhi — "Sir, aa craftsman family ippudu Warangal lo ledha?"
[HARI MOHAN] "Aame family eight community members lo dispersed. Naaku gurthu, oka grandson ippudu Hyderabad lo IT lo. Naaku contact details collect chesaaru naa research samayam, oka cousin Hanamkonda lo small temple service chesthunnaaru. Naaku aame oral testimony recorded undhi 2018 lo."
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Kakatiya Tank Godha
[HARI MOHAN] "Sai, mee experience naa kosam validation. Naaku ASI ki re-submit cheyyali, ee data ee saari ekkuva detailed ga. Mee ki naa request, mee permission tho mee photo aa report lo include cheyyaali. Mee identity protected, kaani aa figure photo ekkuva strong ga."
Naaku Sanjana tho consultation tarwatha permission ichanu.
Hari Mohan ki memu rendava request — Chenchaiah descendant Hanamkonda lo unde cousin tho meet cheyyincha. Aame agree aaru. Sunday afternoon ki memu Hanamkonda lo oka small Sri Rama temple lo ee cousin meet aamu — aame age 71, peru Chenchaiah Rao (same family naming pattern), priest service, retired teacher.
Hari Mohan introduction tarwatha, naaku Chenchaiah Rao ki Saturday morning encounter cheppaanu. Aame eyes lo tears slow ga vacchaayi. Aame chala silent, tarwatha aame me — "Babu, mana taatagaru aa arch dheggara family lo silent burden ga. Memu 60 years ee story carry chesaamu. Memu ki teliyadhu aame ela close cheyyaali. Memu aa son ki proper death rituals chesaamu, kaani father ki inka pending. Father pratikriya, aame aa arch lo trapped, aame ki son ki face-to-face apology pending."
[CHENCHAIAH RAO] "Babu, mee ki aame voice vinipinchaadu, ante aame ki release kavalsina manishi mee dwara dorukutondhi. Mee oka assistance, naaku ee story cheppadu mana family ki, aa son ki, oka virtual closure ritual cheyyaali. Ramappa temple lo Sunday oka special pooja, plus aa fort arch dheggara oka chinna acknowledgment ceremony. Mee tho memu vaste, kuda assist chesthe naaku gratitude."
Hari Mohan ki, Sanjana ki, naaku — memu agree aamu. Sunday afternoon plan postponed Tuesday December 24 to ki — memu work nunchi leave teesukunte.
Tuesday morning, December 24, memu Ramappa temple ki vellaamu — aame Palampet, fort nunchi 70 km. Chenchaiah Rao priestly arrangements chesaaru. Family lo six members assembled — Chenchaiah Rao, atanu rendu cousins, aame wives, oka younger nephew. Pooja simple ga, two hours. Son's name acknowledged — Ramachandra ani naame revealed family records lo. Father's name acknowledged — Chenchaiah (original).
[CHENCHAIAH RAO] "Naa taatagaru, mee son ki adagaledu, kaani memu mee taraf nunchi adugutaamu. Ramachandra, mee father ki memu memu mee taraf nunchi anchor patti, mee ki adugu memu adigedi memu acknowledge chesthaamu. Aa burden release."
Pooja end ki memu fort ki vellaamu. Fourth arch dheggara cherukunaamu sariki sunset, 5:45 PM. Granite slabs cool ga indeed. Chenchaiah Rao oka chinna prasadam plate, oka kobbari, agarbatti. Aame arch base dheggara minimal ritual — five minutes only. Aame voice low ga, Telugu lo prayer, son's name, father's name, family reconciliation acknowledgment.
Naaku aa moment lo, granite cool feel kindha gradually warm ayindi normal ground temperature ki. Sanjana DSLR teesindi, oka final photo of arch, family group, dusk light.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Kakatiya dynasty
Aa photo lo background figure absent. Just arch, family. No off-white kurta silhouette.
Sanjana ki cheppaledhu aa moment lo. Naaku silent ga gurthu.
Hari Mohan ASI ki re-submission January 2025 lo chesaaru. ASI response aa saari structured ga aindhi — heritage anomaly investigation suggested. Aame project secured limited funding. Aame plans follow-up photo audit — December 2024 tarwatha tourist uploads 2025 ki monitor cheyaali. As of February 2025 status update, 2 months of new uploads lo aa figure absent ga, oka single photo lo kaada. Pattern broken emo.
Sanjana tho naaku ee story discuss chesthunnappudu, aame oka observation ichindhi — "Sai, family ki aa father side nunchi memu aa son ki sorry cheppaali ani memu acknowledge chesinappudu, aa arch lo aa loop release ayindhi emo. Forgiveness oka family-internal mechanism. Outsiders memu witnesses, kaani action family ki belongs to."
Naaku aame perspective tho agree.
Hari Mohan ki ee story heritage academic paper ga 2025 mid lo publish ki plan, Indian Heritage Studies Quarterly lo. Aame ki naa story include cheyyadu permission tho protect identity. Aame ki naa first name initial only — S.K., visitor, December 2024.
Chenchaiah Rao Hanamkonda temple lo continue service chesthunnaaru.
Aa fourth arch ASI signage lo standard 13th-century Kakatiya granite work mention ga. Tourist photo uploads continue, kaani figure absent ga.
Naa Sanjana ki ee experience oka memory. Aame Instagram lo aa weekend trip photos post chesindhi, kaani aa specific figure photo aame skip chesindhi. Aame ki personal record.
Naaku aa voice — "Naaku aa moment lo aame nundhi sorry adagaledu" — aa words ki ekkuva carry, ela manishi guilt 60 years carry cheyyagaladu, ela family aa weight ni share cheyyaali, aa thoughts. Aa fort arch granite ki cool aindhi 60 years. Family acknowledgment aame ki release ichindhi. Naaku aa weekend lo learn — ento manishi taraf nunchi adagaledhu, kuda family adugadu generations tarwatha, aa loop close avvocchu.
Author's note
2024 December weekend Warangal trip naa Sanjana ki rendava saari, naaku second saari. Maa first saari 2019 lo, college classmates trip. Aa saari fourth arch dheggara naaku ee anomaly notice kaaledhu — phone camera Pixel 3a, tourist mode. Ee saari Sanjana DSLR mature equipment, Hari Mohan post mind lo, naaku attention sharp ga. Hari Mohan reference ee story lo ento real, ento dramatic — fictional dramatization version. Atanu real research undi, kaani aa specific encounter naa fiction. Warangal Fort ASI signage standard heritage information mathrame ga, anomaly aa boards lo absent. Maa Karimnagar nunchi Warangal ki 2 hours drive, NH-163 via Mancherial bypass — naa weekend ki aame frequent route. Heritage sites lo personal stories — community oral histories — chala vaste, kaani ee recording slow ga thaggi pothunnayi. Mee Warangal trip lo, ento personal experience, oka heritage site lo? Comments lo cheppandi. Mee photo lo background figure ento odd ga capture aithe, aame analyse cheyyandi konchem patience tho.
— 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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