In the village of Behata in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, there is an unusual temple. Over the years, he has predicted the amount of precipitation for the peasants for the coming season.
It's all about these drops of water. They are formed on the ceiling, and, until now, no one knows how. There are no bodies of water in the vicinity. The temple stands on a hill.
Sudhir Shukla, farmer:
“This temple is widely known as the Temple of the Monsoons. It is more than 100 years old, and every day peasants from the surrounding area and from afar come here to pray. Everyone can see the drops of water dripping from the ceiling, and, in accordance with this, one can estimate how heavy rainfall will be. There are no water sources or lake in the vicinity. If there are few drops, then there will be less rain, if there are a lot, then precipitation will be good. Accordingly, we are planting seeds for a good harvest”.
The rainy season in India lasts from June to September and this rainfall is vital to local agricultural land - 55% of which has no other source of irrigation. India is one of the largest food manufacturers and suppliers in the world.
This time the predictions are good.
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Kisan Verma, farmer:
"This time, as we can see the drops of water on the ceiling, the rainfall will be good."
And here is what the farmer replied to the question of whether there were cases when predictions were deceived:
Kisan Verma, farmer:
“No, for years the predictions made in this temple turned out to be correct. And every time we come here to look at these drops and find out how strong the monsoon rains are destined for us."
As locals say, many research teams and scientists from various parts of India came to these places. They all tried to find an explanation for the unusual phenomenon, but they did not come to a consensus.