India is full of amazing facts and stories. Each city in every state has some form of folklore attached to it. And being religious by nature most Indians believe that miracles still do occur even though we are living in the 21st century. Many still feel that rains depend on the mercy of rain god (Indra). So they offer prayers to Indra hoping it will make him happy.
But then there are exceptions also. The Jagannath temple in Kanpur gives enough indications of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ rainfalls.
According to folklore if the water droplets which fall from the roof of the ‘Grabha Griha’ or the inner hall where the idol of ‘Lord Jagannath’ is placed, are big in size, then the prediction of sufficient rainfall can easily be made. Similarly the absence of water in the ceiling indicates a drought-like situation.
Signs from this site which is often referred to as the ‘Rain Temple’ helps the locals as the region is fully dependent upon irrigation.
Astonishingly, the Archeological Society of India (ASI) failed to figure out the mystery behind the temple. For the residents, however, it is a different situation though. A look at the ceiling a week before the monsoons start gives them the news about how much rainfall they would get.
PNN/Agencies