Just when it seemed that
there was no way back and non-existence was the only option – a 72-year-old
‘dead’ man came to life screaming on the funeral pyre, Bhilwada, India.
“I know I can be a bit of a
pain at times, but I hope they wait till I am actually dead before trying to
set me on fire again,” Deepak Singh said.
According to the
pensioner’s grandson Banda Nalwa, one day his gaffer woke up in the morning
ready to feed the cows and suddenly fell over. The young man immediately ran up
to him but couldn’t see any signs of life.
He couldn’t feel a pulse
and gran-dad’s heart seemed to have stopped forever. He called the rest of the
family and they agreed that their beloved relative passed away. A local doctor
examined the body and pronounced Mr Singh dead.
After a while all funeral
arrangements were made and a big family gathered to grieve and mourn the
deceased. His body and cloth was laid out on wood and almost set on fire when
he spectacularly woke up avoiding being burnt alive.
Nalwa added: “As the volume
of the wailing increased I suddenly saw my grandfather’s body move. At first I
thought it was my imagination, but then he opened his eyes and sat up. Thank
God we didn’t set the pyre alight as it seems he had just fainted.We were very
lucky.”
Realising the mistake,
Nalwa and his uncle quickly helped the old man off the pyre. Now he is in a
stable condition and recovering.
Funeral pyre is a
structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral
ceremony or execution in some traditions. As a form of cremation, a body is
placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.
Destined to live
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