FOUR WOMEN KILLED, OVER TWO DOZEN INJURED

Sasaram (RNI) At least four women were killed while over two dozen injured when a Pick-Up over turned in Rohtas district when the devotees were going to Gupta Dham under Chenari police station for the tonsure of children. The injured were admitted to the CHC at Chenari while some of the injured were referred to the Sasaram Sadar Hospital. The police recovered the bodies and brought them to the Sasaram Sadar Hospital for postmortem. The deceased were identified as Chandrawati Devi wife of Chandram Gond of Shahpur under the same police station in Bhojpur district, Tetara Devi wife of Madhav Gond of Belwania village under Bihia police station in Bhojpur district, Parmeshwara Devi wife of late Chandra Gond Krishna Brahm police station and Mida Devi wife of Shiv Narayan Gond under Dumrao police station area in Buxar district. The seriously injured persons Pawan 4 son of Ritesh Gond of Vishwapura village under Shahpur police station, Kanchan Devi wife of Vijay Kumar Gond, Ranjan Kumar son of Santosh Gond and Daroga Gond son of Ramdeo Gond have been admitted to Sasaram Trauma Centre.

SDM , Sasaram. Ashutosh Ranjan said that over three persons of a family mostly women and children were going in a Pick-Up to Gupta Dham in the middle of a forest in Rohtas district for the tonsure of their children but on the way the driver lost control over the steering the vehicle over turned in which four women were injure while over two dozen persons were injured.

It may be said that Gupta Dham temple in the midst of the Kaimur hill forest is a famous lord Shiv temple where thousands of devotees visit particularly in the month of Sawan for oblation. The devotees have to pass through the hills and the river Durgawati to reach the temple. A dark path leads the devotees to the Shiv linga where no one can go without any light and it is a tradition to offer the Ganga jal from Buxar. One a devotee reach the gate of the temple, he or she has to go down through the steps and after going 360 feet inside the cave, a pond is found where water is filled year long and so it is called ‘Patal Ganga.’

A legend says about the cave that a demon received a blessing from Lard Shiva that anyone on whose head he placed his hand would be burnt to ashes. He was fascinated by the beauty of mother Parvati and so he wanted to put his hand on Lord Shiva’s head so that he would burn to ashes and he could marry Mother Parvati. Due to fear of Bhasmasur, Lord Shiva ran away and hid himself in this cave. Lord Vishnu, taking the form of Mother Parvati, proposed to Bhasmasur to dance by placing his hand on his head and as soon as Bhasmasur places his hand on his head, he was burnt to ashes due to the effect of the boon and thus the demon got his name ‘Bhasmasur.’