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Essay On Folklore And Ghost Stories

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Folklore and ghost stories are mostly existent in and around rural villages and small towns. These are mainly shared by people based on their genuine experience of seeing a ghost. Whether or not he had seen an actual ghost is a matter of argument but he tells the story of what he knows he saw. Some misinterpret the actual happenings to arouse more interest, all in good faith, these were just innocent storytelling. But what if this happened in a metropolitan city in a area where thousands of people commute day in and day out? read on to find out.

If you have ever been a bangalorean, a proper one who had spent a good number of years there, then you must have had equal shares of ghost stories. You could not just have missed those. Especially if you are friends with someone who was born and raised in Bangalore itself. If your experience with ghosts only …show more content…

Shifted not long ago at 2008 to its current location, it is definitely one of the biggest airports with state of the art infrastructure. However, there was always a tale surrounding of staffs reportedly witnessing some paranormal activities within the confines of the airport building. Reports suggests that a white ghost would terrorize pilots on the runway and when security arrives to pick her up, she vanishes. Later the ghosts was seen at the cargo bay too. What gives this stories of the staff more ground is the image captured on an infrared camera clearly shows of the figure the staffs describe. But this has been a long time ago and there are no reports as such anymore.

Although there are various other places in Bangalore which seem creepy and give out the spooky vibe, not all stories have proper back stories to be worth a mention. Although this can be said with full conviction that there are few places other than the ones mentioned here that is guaranteed to make you lose a bet if you take up the challenge to go there

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