Wanaparthy Samsthan
Wanaparthy Samsthan
Setting: Wanaparthy museum (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Wanaparthy Samsthan. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Wanaparthy Samsthan
Ee katha Wanaparthy Samsthan palace lo 2025 May lo jarigindhi, nijam ga nijam. Naaku ee story share chesinde Vasundhara — aame palace museum curator, age 42, last 8 years aa palace lo work chestondhi. Aame naa Hyderabad lo heritage walk group lo parichayam ayyindi 2024 lo. Aame ki ee palace ki personal connection — aame father aa palace lo 1980s lo accountant ga work chesaaru, aame childhood weekends lo aa palace courtyards lo grew up.
Wanaparthy palace ipudu state museum ga, 2018 nunchi ASI partnership state-government tho restored ga. 18th century Asaf Jahi era subsidiary samsthan, Mahbubnagar district lo, Wanaparthy town center lo. Palace 22 rooms — original royal kitchen, durbar hall, queen's chamber, royal stable, treasury — andharu museum exhibits ga reclassified.
Vasundhara naaku May 12 ki call chesindhi.
Vasundhara: "Sai-bhai, naaku oka issue museum lo. Royal kitchen exhibit , aa kitchen lo oka pedda iron pan, traditional bajji pan, copper-bottomed, royal-era cookware. Aa pan exhibit display lo locked glass case lo. Pan size , 2 feet diameter, oka 50 kg weight, oka original 1890s era piece. Aa pan display lo daily museum-cleaner morning lo dust chesthaaru. Pratha morning clean, kaani , pan slightly warm ga. Naaku 6 months noted ga ee pattern. Naaku ipudu evidence carefully document cheyyali."
Naaku interest, naa next weekend trip plan ki Wanaparthy include. Memu Friday May 16 ki coordinate.
Friday May 16, 2025. Naaku Hyderabad nunchi Wanaparthy — 165 km, NH-44 via Jadcherla. Drive 3.5 hours. Naaku noon ki cherukunaa palace museum ki. Vasundhara aame office daggara meet aame ki.
Aame palace tour ichindhi memu memo memo. Royal kitchen exhibit ki cherukunaamu — aa kitchen original location lo restored ga, palace south wing, oka large hall, 30 by 20 feet emo. Original 1880s-1920s era cookware — copper vessels, iron pans, brass spice containers, granite grinders. Glass display cases preserved.
Aa bajji pan central display lo. Vasundhara key tho case open chesindhi (curator authority tho). Aame pan ki touch chesindhi.
Vasundhara: "Sai-bhai, mee touch chesi feel cheyyandi."
Naaku reach chesi pan iron surface ki touch chesaa. Pan slightly warm ga — oka 30-32 degree Celsius emo, ambient room 26 degrees lo, 4-6 degree differential. Pan surface dry, clean, no oil residue. Touch warmth — body-temperature ga, not hot, not cool.
Vasundhara: "Naaku 2024 November nunchi noted. Pratha morning 7 AM ki museum open mundu, naa pre-shift inspection lo aa pan warm ga. Cleaner , Padmavathi-amma, age 60, 6 years museum cleaning , aame ki aa pattern noticed ga, aame naaku reported casually 2024 October ki: 'Madam, aa kitchen pan daily ga warm ga, naaku polish cheyyali ante hot kaadu, kaani room temperature kaadu.' Naaku aa time lo dismissed , old building thermal anomaly, glass case condensation, sun-angle exposure. Kaani naaku aa pattern continuous, naa skepticism shrunk. Memu careful document chesi memu evidence build cheyyaali."
Sai: "Vasundhara, ee pan history specific ga teliusu mee ki?"
Vasundhara: "Hai. Aa pan 1890s era Wanaparthy royal kitchen ki pedda commissioned ga, oka specific cook ki , peru gurthu, Yellappa-mama, aame palace head cook 1885 nunchi 1968. Atanu pre-Independence, post-Independence period bridge. Atanu ki samsthan ki 83 years total service emo. Atanu specialty bajjis , eggplant, banana flower, paneer , vaaru royal favorite, palace guests ki signature ga. Atanu poyaaru 1968 ki age 95 emo, atanu home village lo, but atanu peak career aa kitchen lo."
Vasundhara: "Atanu life lo oka tragedy , atanu son, peru naaku gurthu Sankaraiah, atanu kuda cook ga atanu daggara apprentice ga. 1947 Hyderabad State integration political turbulence lo, samsthan staff ki uncertainty, salaries delayed ga. Sankaraiah age 22, atanu marriage scheduled ga 1947 December ki, atanu salary delays tho frustrated ga, atanu father tho fight ayyaaru , 'Naaku ee kitchen ki life waste cheyyaledu, naaku Hyderabad city lo restaurant job tho better.' Yellappa atanu son ki aa moment lo strict ga, atanu cheppaaru , 'Sankaraiah, ee kitchen mana family ki 2 generations, mee abandon cheyyaledu. Mee ki samsthan ki commitment.' Vaaru rendu argument lo Yellappa atanu son ki harshly criticized , 'Mee ki strength ledhu loyalty ki, mee ki commitment ledhu.' "
Vasundhara: "Sankaraiah aa raathri Hyderabad ki velli pothaa ani anouncement chesi, intlo nunchi vellaaru. Atanu Hyderabad ki travel chesthuna sariki, atanu local bus accident ga , Wanaparthy-Mahbubnagar route lo bus turnover, atanu killed ga. Aa news Yellappa ki next morning. Atanu collapsed grief tho. Atanu kitchen lo aa same bajji pan tho aa morning ki cook chesthuande Sankaraiah ki favorite breakfast (paneer bajji), atanu son return cheyyali ane he was hopeful, but son death news tarvatha atanu aa pan ki 3-day continuous bajji frying chesaaru , atanu son's funeral pyre ki bajjis preparing as offering. Atanu hand burned lightly aa 3 days, aame ate, slept minimal."
Vasundhara: "Yellappa aa son ki 21 years tarvatha 1968 ki poyaaru, atanu retirement 1965 lo. Atanu retirement ceremony lo aa pan ki kiss chesaaru, samsthan ki final cook duties handed over. Aa pan museum to ki transfer 2018 lo, atanu personal effects family donation ga."
Naaku silent ga listen chesaa.
Sai: "Vasundhara, aame son ki Yellappa atanu karuna cheyyaledu argument time lo , atanu strict ga criticized, atanu ki aa son needed compassion. Aa son death tarvatha atanu daily bajji-cook 3 days , atanu son ki post-mortem karuna offering ga. Atanu pan aa karuna-act ki bound emo."
Vasundhara: "Sai-bhai, mee interpretation matches. Aa pan ki Yellappa atanu emotional anchor , karuna-violation acknowledgment, post-mortem reparation. 57 years tarvatha 2025 lo aa pan still warm ga , Yellappa atanu karuna-act continuous ga emo, atanu son ki cook chesthunaaru aa pan lo invisible ga prathi night."
Memu kitchen lo silent ga niluchunaamu. Naaku oka thought.
Sai: "Vasundhara, aame son Sankaraiah ki proper acknowledgment family ga jarigindi-na 1947 funeral lo? Vaaru samsthan staff family ga, atanu funeral ki status sufficient ga? Lekapothe atanu funeral hasty ga, atanu bus-accident victim ga, formal rituals minimal ga?"
Vasundhara thought.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Gadwal Samsthan Rajabhavan
Vasundhara: "Naaku ee specific question chusaledhu. Naaku aa funeral records explore cheyyaali. Naa father samsthan accountant ga 1980s lo, atanu ki Yellappa-mama familiar ga elderly community member ga. Naaku father ki call chestaa , atanu retired ga ipudu, atanu ki ee details gurthu emo."
Aame father ki call chesindhi. Vaaru speaker tho memu listen chesaamu.
[VASUNDHARA-FATHER] "Vasu, Sankaraiah funeral 1947 lo naaku gurthu — naa age aa time 8 years, naa father aa funeral ki attended ga. Aame funeral hasty ga jarigindhi — aa December politcal turmoil, atanu bus accident ki body recovered Mahbubnagar morgue lo, family Wanaparthy ki transport chesaaru, immediate cremation aa same evening. Yellappa-mama performed rituals himself — atanu son ki proper Hindu rites cheyyaali ane, but minimal version. Atanu son's marriage cancelled ga obviously, fiancee Wanaparthy nunchi inko bride family ki, aame eventually inko marriage ki agreed."
[VASUNDHARA-FATHER] "Yellappa-mama atanu son ki post-funeral oka special anniversary ritual annual ga continued — prathi 1947 December anniversary, atanu kitchen lo bajjis cook chesi temple offering chesaaru. Atanu 1968 lo poyaaru, aa annual ritual stopped. Naaku aa ritual gurthu — naa father naaku 1990s lo cheppaaru."
Vasundhara: "Nanna, ee annual ritual ki Sankaraiah ki proper closure ga acknowledged ga? Lekapothe ritual incomplete ga emo?"
Father: "Vasu, naaku honest ga teliusu , aa 1947 funeral hasty ga, ritual minimal ga, Yellappa-mama atanu son ki direct apology argument-context lo cheyyaledu before death. Atanu annual bajji-ritual symbolic apology ga, but verbal direct closure ga not. Atanu emotional weight 21 years carry ayyaru, vaaru pan ki transferred ga emo."
Vasundhara naaku vaipu chusindhi.
Vasundhara: "Sai-bhai, memu acknowledgment-ritual cheyyaali emo. Aame Sankaraiah ki proper closure plus Yellappa-mama ki direct-apology proxy ga."
Memu Saturday May 17 ki ritual plan chesaa. Vasundhara father — peru Sambasiva Rao, age 72, retired accountant — atanu Wanaparthy nunchi 50 km Kurnool lo settled ga. Atanu willing ga participate ki, atanu Saturday morning Wanaparthy ki vasthaaru.
Plus, Vasundhara research lo, atanu Sankaraiah fiance — peru Lalithamma, aame 1948 lo inko cook family lo married ga, aame children ipudu Wanaparthy lo settled ga. Aame age 95 emo if alive — Vasundhara father atanu cousins network tho check. Lalithamma 2019 lo poyaaru ga, aame elder son Bhaskar Reddy, age 70, Wanaparthy town lo retired lawyer ga. Vasundhara atanu ki contact chesindhi — atanu willing ga ee ritual ki participate, atanu mother story atanu childhood lo familiar ga.
Saturday morning 9 AM ki, museum royal kitchen lo, memu mooduguru — Vasundhara, Sambasiva Rao, Bhaskar Reddy — plus naa witness ga. Memu pan tho daggara stand chesaa.
Sambasiva Rao first spoke.
Sambasiva: "Yellappa-mama, memu mee son Sankaraiah ki proper acknowledgment chestaamu 78 years tarvatha. Mee 1947 December lo aame ki harsh words , 'Mee ki strength ledhu, commitment ledhu' , adi mee parental concern ga, aame future protect cheyyaali ane motive ga, but words harsh ga. Mee ki aame ki direct apology cheyyaali kaani aame death too sudden ga. Memu mee proxy ga , mee wife Devamma poyaaru 1985 lo, mee aa lokam lo aa wife reunion ga emo , mee Sankaraiah ki ipudu reach cheyyali. Memu words ga , 'Sankaraiah-bhayya, mee father's heart aame ki harsh words tarvatha 21 years guilty ga, aame daily bajji-pan tho mee feed cheyyaali ane atanu ritual continued. Mee father aame love mee ki always ga, aa argument moment ki short-term anger ga. Memu ipudu mee taraf nunchi Yellappa-mama ki forgive cheppali. Mee father release avvali aa pan ki bound nunchi.' "
Bhaskar Reddy continued.
Bhaskar: "Yellappa-mama, naaku mother Lalithamma 1948 lo Sankaraiah ki marriage cancelled tarvatha inko cook family ki married ga. Aame ki Sankaraiah memory always ga, aame me cheppindhi childhood lo: 'Bhaskar, naaku Sankaraiah ki marriage planned ga 1947 December ki, atanu aa December lo poyaaru. Naaku aame loss accept cheyyali ane time pattindhi. Naaku Yellappa-mama ki appreciate , atanu son ki proper love ichaaru, atanu argument moment ki father-son normal tension ga, aame relationship ki concerned father ga. Naa ki Yellappa-mama ki blame ledhu.' Aame ki forgive ki space natural ga undi. Aame poyaaru 2019 lo. Naaku aame proxy ga , naa mother taraf nunchi mee ki forgive express chestaa. Mee taraf nunchi mee son ki forgive atanu kuda Sankaraiah ki reach cheyyaali."
Vasundhara continued —
Vasundhara: "Yellappa-mama, ee museum to ki mee bajji pan 2018 lo transferred ga. Mee karuna-bound ritual 1947 nunchi continuous ga aa pan tho , naaku 6 months evidence noted ga, aa pan daily ga warm ga. Memu acknowledge chestaamu mee dedication. Memu mee ki release offer chestaamu , aa pan museum exhibit lo memorial ga, mee son Sankaraiah peru exhibit signage lo include chestaamu, mee 83-year service legacy publicly honored ga."
Naaku final ga —
Sai: "Yellappa-mama, naa Lighted Tales blog lo mee story share chestaa modern readers ki , palace samsthan staff ki ee daily devotion-traditions, generational sacrifices, family conflicts within service-context , vaaru visible ga. Mee son Sankaraiah ki post-mortem dignity reaffirmed ga."
Memu mooduguru silent ga aa pan vaipu observed. Aa moment lo, ambient temperature shift naaku felt — pan kindha glass case lo subtle steam-like wisp emerged, dissolved within 2 seconds. Vasundhara same observation chesindhi.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Jagtial Qila
Naaku aa pan touch chesaa malliki — pan now ambient temperature ga, normal room-cool ga.
Yellappa-mama released emo.
Memu ritual end ki, Bhaskar Reddy emotional ga, atanu naa shoulder daggara hand petti.
Bhaskar: "Sai, naa mother memory aa pan ki years ga connected ga, naaku visit cheyyaali ane plans always cancelled ga schedule conflicts tho. Ipudu naa mother taraf nunchi closure ichaa, naaku peace ga. Memu mooduguru ki naa thanks."
Sambasiva Rao kuda emotional ga.
Sambasiva: "Vasu, mee curator role ki ee ritual action , adi simple museum-management kaadu. Adi heritage living-relationship ga. Mee continue cheyyali , aitey palace lo inko similar items, similar bound-spirits possible ga, mee similar acknowledgment-rituals ki host cheyyaali."
Vasundhara nodded.
Sunday May 18 ki naaku Hyderabad return. Vasundhara naaku followup messages — aa pan post-ritual permanently ambient temperature ga. Padmavathi-amma cleaner kuda confirmed ga aa difference. Museum exhibit signage update chesaa Vasundhara — pan description ki Yellappa-mama (1885-1968), Sankaraiah (1925-1947) names included, dedication paragraph added, palace history living-memorial ga.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Kakatiya dynasty
Naaku ee story Sanjana ki cheppaa raathri.
Sanjana: "Sai, karuna samsthan-context lo unique ga manifest , palace staff ki daily devotion lo embedded ga. Yellappa-mama aame son ki karuna-violation moment specific ga ledhu , atanu parental concern ga, but argument heat lo harsh-words , aa moment ki regret 21 years carried ga. Atanu pan-bond aa regret-anchor ga, post-mortem 57 years aame nunchi son ki proxy-feed cheyyaali ane atanu commitment."
Sai: "Heritage haunting category lo ee post unique ga , staff-spirit, queen kaadu, prince kaadu. Workers' devotions, generational service-conflicts , vaaru kuda heritage memory layer lo equal-validity ga. Royal stories lo absorbed ga vaaru, but vaaru independent dignity ga deserve."
Sanjana smiled. "Memu ee Category 4 hauntings batch lo class-diversity capture chestamu — kings, queens, princes, princesses, masons, helpers, cooks. Heritage hauntings democratic ga — vaaru stories all-equal."
Author's note
Wanaparthy Samsthan naaku 2022 lo first saari, naa Mahbubnagar district trip lo. Aa palace 165 km Hyderabad nunchi, NH-44 via Jadcherla deviation. Asaf Jahi era subsidiary samsthan, palace 18th-19th century. State museum 2018 nunchi. Naa first visit lo aa royal kitchen exhibit naaku impressive ga — original cookware, copper vessels, traditional arrangements. Naaku ee story idea oka 2024 December lo Vasundhara tho casual heritage walk conversation lo nunchi — aame cheppindhi, "Sir, museum exhibits ki daily ga oka warmth feel undi naaku, pan kuda, vaaru living ga emo." Aa words seed naa story ki. Yellappa-mama, Sankaraiah, Lalithamma, Bhaskar Reddy, Sambasiva Rao — andharu fictional. Vasundhara fictional. Real Wanaparthy palace state museum heritage authentic ga, real bajji pans royal kitchen exhibit lo display ga. Mee Wanaparthy palace visit ento? Mee ki kitchen exhibits lo similar warmth-observations? Comments lo cheppandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
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