Dead man walking: 95-year-old ‘dead man’ wakes up before cremation in Rajasthan

Diwali has come early for this Gujajr family of Khetri tehsil in Jhunjhunu district. 

A resident of Bhaktanwalan Ki Dhani, Budh Ram had fainted on Saturday afternoon. His kin then summoned a private doctor who declared him dead.  The family informed the relatives about the death and called a priest to perform Budh Ram’s last rites.

Men of the family had even shaved their heads and were completing pre-funeral rituals when the body of Budh Ram Gujjar was taken for a customary bath where the miracle happened. When the relatives started bathing Budha Ram's chest, he began shivering. 

A shocked kin carried him to a bed. “He started breathing and sat on the bed soon after. Within a few minutes, however, the ‘dead’ man gained consciousness to the surprise and joy of his relatives.

When questioned by relatives, he said he had suffered chest pain and slept. It It is nothing but a miracle,” said an overjoyed Balu Ram as qutoted by Times Of India.  

“This is a very happy Diwali for us. Had my father been dead , we wouldn’t have celebrated the festival as is the norm in any house where a death has occurred. But this time, the celebrations are going to be grand,” said Ranjit (55), Budh Ram’s younger son to Times Of India.