Vemulawada Rajanna
Vemulawada Rajanna
Setting: Vemulawada temple (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Vemulawada Rajanna. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Vemulawada Rajanna
Padma daggara aa bull rope teesi pakkana niluchunna mama gaariki istha undadhi. Bull's name Bhima — Padma 14 months mundhu market lo Rs 35,000 ki kona, Karimnagar district Sircilla mandalam tirupathi market lo. Black Ongole breed, age 4 years, healthy ga undadhi. Padma aa bull ki Vemulawada Rajanna ki Kode Mokku tradition lo offer cheyali ane vow teesindi — aame husband Mahesh Reddy 2024 January lo NIMS lo cardiac surgery successful aindo, surgery time lo Padma aa Rajanna ki vow chesindi — "Bhayya Rajanna, ee surgery success ayyithe, naaku oka kode pampichi parikrama lo offer chestha."
Mahesh discharge January 28 ki, full recovery aame 2024 March ki. Padma vow ki aame action 2024 June lo bull purchase, 2024 September ki Vemulawada visit, parikrama 3 saarlu — Kode Mokku tradition prakaaram, oka bull ki temple pradakshina 3 times offer cheyali. Aa visit 2024 September simple ga complete aindi.
Kaani 2025 May 4 Sunday morning ki, Padma's mama gaaru — Sambasiva Reddy, age 71, Karimnagar lo retired bank manager — aame ki phone, "Padma, naaku oka dream vacchindi raathri. Mee Bhima parikrama aa one moment lo, aame nadiche way lo, oka small thing missed la. Naaku gurthu ledu specific ento, kaani memu Vemulawada ki another visit cheyali, single parikrama. Padma, ee ki silent ga manage cheyaali. Naa intuition strong."
Padma initial dismissed — "Mama, dream evento manage cheyali kaadhu, aa parikrama 2024 lo done, vow fulfilled aindi."
Sambasiva, "Padma, please. Old people's dreams aa age lo simple ga dismiss cheyaledu. Naa aa intuition push."
Padma reluctantly agreed. Aa rendava parikrama May 11 Sunday morning ki schedule. Padma plus aame husband Mahesh, plus aame mama Sambasiva, plus Bhima the bull — total 4 entities Vemulawada ki Saturday evening reach ayyaaru, aame stay'd at Sri Rajeshwara Devasthanam Yatri Niwas annex room — Rs 800 per night, basic accommodation. Bhima ki temple complex's external bull-stable, oka small attached pen.
Sunday May 11 morning 4:30 AM, parikrama planned. Memu first parikrama — aame Padma, aame husband Mahesh, aame mama Sambasiva, plus aa bull tho start chesaaru.
Aa parikrama path — temple's outer pradakshina, granite paved, almost 850 meters circuit. Pre-dawn, oka chinna oil lamp aame route lo, agarbatti smolder smell, plus marigold strings draped on entrance. Other devotees aame morning lo a couple of dozen, aa 4:30 AM ki, mostly silent.
Bhima rope Padma chethilo, gentle ga lead. Bhima walking calm, oka standard pace. Mahesh aa bull's right side, Padma left side, Sambasiva aame back ga.
Parikrama mid-point ki, aame approximately 425 meters mark, Bhima sudden ga stopped. Aame's legs ki a small tremor visible. Padma rope ni gentle ga pull chesindi — "Bhima, ra ra."
Bhima oka step pettindi, then suddenly aa ground midha collapse aindi. Aame's body side mottuga padindi, breathing labored.
Padma immediate ga, "Bhima!" Aame kneel chesindi.
Mahesh, "Padma, aame breathing chusu — aame eyes!" Bhima's eyes wide ga, kaani gaze fixed.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Kaleshwaram Trimurthy
Sambasiva mama, "Aame heart attack la. 4 years old, healthy bull, parikrama mid-walk lo collapse. Highly unusual."
Padma ki tears slow ga vacchaayi. Bhima 14 months Padma family lo, aame ki almost a pet la attached. Aame frantically aame hand bull's neck ki, pulse search chesindi.
Pulse weak ga, fading.
Sambasiva mama silent ga, aame mind elsewhere ga. Aame whispered, "Padma, aame aage lo silent ga aame ki goodbye. Kaani — chudu — aa parikrama."
Padma confused. "Mama, ento parikrama? Bhima collapsed, parikrama incomplete."
Sambasiva pointed.
Padma chusinappudu — oka subtle visual. Bhima's body aa ground midha lifeless ga, kaani — aa parikrama path aame, oka subtle ga, oka Bhima-shape la outline visible — semi-transparent, walking forward. Padma blinked. Aame eyes naaku trick chesthunnayi anukoni rubbed aame's face. Outline still visible, aame walking forward, parikrama path follow chesthu.
Mahesh kuda visible la observation chesinaadu, aame voice silent ga, "Idhi ento, idhi naaku visible ledu, naaku visible-la unna kuda doubt."
Sambasiva, "Idhi visible. Aame Bhima's atma. Vow incomplete, parikrama walking continue chesthundi."
Padma's mind frozen. Aame's bull dead. Aame's bull's atma walking aa parikrama ni complete cheyaali ani. Sambasiva mama gaaru aame insightful ga.
Sambasiva, "Padma, listen carefully. 2024 September parikrama 3 times complete chesinaaru. Vow fulfilled aindi. Kaani — aa September lo, parikrama lo bull's pace memu enforce chesaamu — oka oka step memu hurried ga, devotees crowd ekkuva, memu ki next event time pressure. Bhima aame's natural pace ki memu allow ledu. Aa stress aa moment lo Bhima ki accumulated. Last 8 months lo aame's body aa stress aame's heart ki impact."
Sambasiva: "Naaku dream lo aa missing piece ento , bull's natural pace honor cheyaledu memu. Aame body offer chesaamu, kaani aame's volition ni honor cheyaledu. Non-harm simply physical violence avoidance kaadhu , animal's natural rhythm enforce ga override cheyatam kuda subtle violence."
Padma listening ga, tears flowing.
Sambasiva, "Aame body collapsed, kaani aame's atma aa final parikrama natural pace lo complete cheyaali ane intent. Memu aame ki witness ga unde."
Padma, Mahesh, Sambasiva — aa three of them silent ga, Bhima's body's pakkana koorchunaaru. Bhima's atma outline parikrama path lo nadusthondi, slow ga, aame's natural pace lo, aame breathing absent kaani movement steady ga. Devotees aa moment lo other parikrama path lo, aame visible kaadu — aa atma outline only Padma family ki visible la.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Basara Saraswati
Parikrama 3-quarters complete ki, almost 30 minutes. Aa atma outline temple's main entrance ki return ayindi, oka gentle bow la pose, then dissipated.
Padma's bull body — temple's external animal management staff ki notify chesaaru. Vemulawada temple lo aame's an established protocol, aame Kode Mokku parikrama lo bull's natural-cause death. Aame body respectfully aame's village's nearby cattle disposal site ki transport.
Sambasiva, Padma, Mahesh — temple's office lo donation Rs 50,000 a special purpose ki — temple's bull stables maintenance, future devotees' offered bulls' welfare ki. Plus aame Padma personal commitment, aame's home village ki 2 calves donation oka local farmer family ki, aame's family's bull herd expansion support.
Padma's mama gaaru ki aame post-parikrama silent ga, "Padma, vow fulfillment a one-time event kaadhu. Bull's offering lo aame's natural rhythm honor cheyaali, generations of devotees ki aa lesson preserve cheyaali. Aa bull's atma's final parikrama witness — memu ki direct teaching."
Padma's family ippudu Karimnagar lo continue. Mahesh's cardiac health aa surgery tarwatha 16 months stable, regular checkups KIMS Hyderabad lo. Padma's mama Sambasiva 2025 May tarwatha aame ki personal note — Vemulawada parikrama traditions ki a small reform proposal aatani temple administration ki submit chesaaru: "Devotees ki Kode Mokku parikrama time lo aame bull's natural pace ki priority, devotees' time pressure secondary. Recommended: parikrama time slots widened, aa pace pressure reduced."
Temple's administration response slow ga, aame review under consideration. Naaku Sambasiva gaariki call cheyamani Padma instructed, aame ki story documentation form lo preserve cheyali ani permission. Padma ki maa amma's family connection naaku — aame Karimnagar lo maa cousin's classmate's wife — aame chain dwara contact established.
Padma tho phone interview May 18 ki. Aame voice steady ga, kaani aa parikrama event ki personal weight clear ga.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Kakatiya dynasty
Padma: "Sai garu, naa story share cheyali kaadhu, kaani Bhima's name preserve cheyali. Memu bull aame's name honor , aame ki memu offered, aame's body memu's vow ki gave, aame's atma's final parikrama witness. Aame's name memorable ga undali."
Sai: "Padma, name preserve. Mee family names protect chestha, aa core story Bhima ki dedicated."
Padma: "Plus mee story lo, devotees ki request , Kode Mokku parikrama lo bull's pace ki aame bull's natural ga allow. Memu rush cheyaledu. Aame an animal, aame's heart's natural rhythm sacred."
Vemulawada Sri Raja Rajeshwara temple ippudu standard daily routines lo continue. Kode Mokku tradition annual ga active, aame bulls offered numbers monthly avg 30-40. Padma family's reform proposal aame slow ga discussion lo, aame final policy 2025 end ki maybe finalize.
Bhima — aame's name aa parikrama lo, oka 4-year-old Ongole bull, aame's offering complete, aame's natural rhythm honored at last by witnessing. Padma's reflection ki aame an everyday animal aame ki dignity teesthe, aame ki direct prarabdha acknowledgment available.
Naa Karimnagar nunchi Hyderabad return drive Sunday raathri, NH-163. Aa drive lo naaku Bhima's outline parikrama path lo gentle pace lo nadiche image gurthu. Animals' offerings ki memu humans' time pressure overlay chestaamu — aame's natural pace ki memu's calendar ki accommodate avali ani implicit assumption. Aa assumption itself — aame an everyday violence, soft ga, kaani persistent ga.
Padma's family's quiet revision — vow fulfillment ki next time bull's pace primary, devotees' schedule secondary — aame an ordinary correction. Aame Bhima's death loud kaadhu, kaani aame teaching profound.
Author's note
Vemulawada Sri Raja Rajeshwara temple ki nenu 2018 lo college days lo first visit, 2022 lo Sanjana tho weekend. Kode Mokku tradition ki aame personal observe ledu, kaani temple compound's bull stables aame visible ga, aame's families' offerings active ga undayi. 2025 May ki Padma family's story naaku contact dwara emerged, aame story share permission with names protected. Bhima's name preserve — aame request specifically. 2024 January NIMS Hyderabad cardiac surgery reference real ga — aame hospital aame route Telangana ki tertiary care primary. Padma's mama Sambasiva's reform proposal genuine ga submit chesaaru, aame temple administration's response pending. Animal welfare ki traditions lo subtle revisions modern era lo essential — aame's old offerings' formats ki re-examination pacifist principles ki align cheyaali. Mee Vemulawada visits lo experiences ento? Mee Kode Mokku parikrama observed? Comments lo share chesondi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
© 2026 Sai Kiran Pandrala / Lighted Tales · https://teluguhorrorstories.blogspot.com
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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