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(a) During full
moon nights as well as eclipse nights, one can hear the resounding
beats of 'Najara' (traditional drum of Limboo community) and the
gunshot from Teyongsi Sirigunga's gun from the Sirijunga waterfall
-cliff. These sounds, however, if heard on other nights other than
full moon and eclipse nights are believed to be warnings of ill omen
like death in the village.
(b) The Sirijunga
pond that lies at the foot of the second step of Srijunga's waterfall
cliff is revered as a holy pond by the Limboo community as well as the
residents of Martam. The water of this pond is considered to be as
holy as Gangajal. At about a hundred feet from the top of the falls
remains the coffer of Teyongsi Sirijunga, now stonefied.
(c) There is an
incidcnt when the spirit of Teyongsi Sirijunga physically punished
Late Pratiman Adhikari when the latter cut grass from Sirijunga
Waterfall cliff. He had even extracted and eaten honey combs from the
site where the box of Sirijunga is kept. Late Adhikari's grandson,
Bholdnath Adhikari a teacher by profession is a living eye-witness to
the above narrated incident.
(d) The hunters
who were chased away from Sirijunga Waterfall cliff by Srijunga's
spirit are still alive to tell the tale of that incident. As per them
their two hunting dogs were chased by a pair of rainbows that emerged
from the Sirijunga's pond and the deer that they had been chasing
transformed into a tiger as they looked on before their very eyes.
(e) There is a
village named 'Ghaya Bari' near the Sirijunga's Waterfall cliff. The
villagers there worship Sirijunga's as one of their household Gods as
Reshi Khola Maharaja. The villagers believe that if any a puja or
household ceremony is performed without an offering to Reshi Khola
Maharaja, untoward happenings like an i1lness takes place in the
family.
(f) Without
praying to Teyongsi Sirijunga, the residents of 'Ghaya Bari' do not
begin any agricultural activities. They believe that if they do so,
the harvest in the village is never good without the blessings of
Teyongsi Sirijunga.
(g) The rock from
where, Sirijunga used to preach, read and write Limboo script (lipi)
language, religion and Mundhum (Literature) still has the script
engraved on it.
(h) Approximately
1000-1200 ft away from the above mentioned rock near the Reshi Khola
still stands the stump of the old Mauha Tree (in Limboo language
Yakpapma) on this very tree. Teyongs Sirijunga was tied and
mercilessly killed. No one till date uses the dried wood and branches
of this tree especially the Bhutia Community.
(i) Many years ago
Limboo disciples of Teyongsi Sirijunga from Kalimpong had made an
offering of a Khukari to Sirijunga at the Sirijunga Pond. One day, son
of Prabhakar Neopaney (resident of Ghayabari) While herding goats in
that area found that particular Khukari and brought it home. From that
day onwards, the villagers say that he began to loose his mental
balance. Nothing helped to improve his condition , not even Jhakris -Dhamis.
When the family found the Khukari, they realized his folly and
lighting oil lamps returned the Khukari back to its place at the
Sirijunga Pond. Though, he improved, villagers feel that he has still
not regained his mental health completely till today
The above narrated
brief true incidents related to Teyongsi Sirijunga are described in
detail in Tamling Birbal Limboo's book "Teyongsi Sirijunga Related
True Stories”. This article too has been extracted from the same book.
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