Believe it or not, Bullet
Temple at Chottila on National Highway
65 between Jodhpur
The bullet that was taken to the police station disappeared
the night and was found in the same spot next morning. Police thought this was
some mischief by the youth in the region and took it back gain to the station.
The bike again disappeared from the police station and was
found in the same spot. This time police emptied the petrol tank and bound the Enfield
Next morning the bike was found in the same spot. Puzzled
police gave back the bike to Om Banna’s relatives. The same routine was
repeated and people in the village started hearing sounds of Enfield
Fed up, the relatives sold the bike to a person in Gujarat several thousand kilometers away. But within days
the bike returned to the accident spot. The new owner who came to know about
the stories abandoned it.
Soon stories of the ghost of Om Banna helping trucker drives
and accident victims and other people on the Highway began to emerge.
Soon Om Banna and his Enfield Bullet bike was given a proper
resting place and people started to worship it.
Today, all trucks that pass through Chottila blow horn for a
safe journey. First it was villagers and families of truck drivers that started
worshipping here. Now people from other villages have started offering prayers.
It is also a favorite destination with bikers.
The favorite offering here is Bullet Beer – Om Banna was
drunk when he met with the accident and his favorite drink was the Bullet Beer.
You can take a photo tour of Bullet Temple in Rajasthan here at Mathrubhumi newspaper. (the page has been removed by the site)