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The Mystical Stone and Water Channel of Dambudas

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In Rondo, there is a place called Dambudas. It used to be an uninhabited area, and our ancestors told us that [in former times] Dambudas was unpopulated and had no water resources. We were told that there was a spiritual leader peer in Rondo who used to control jinns and fairies with his magic. One day, he gathered all the jinns and fairies and told them: “I am giving you all a task, you do it, or I will imprison you all.” He then ordered the jinns and fairies to create a water channel to Dambudas. The jinns agreed to the task and built the Goma Saka water channel within 24 hours. When the channel was completed, the king of Rondo found out about it and asked the jinns if they could build a palace khaar for him as well. The jinns also agreed to build the king’s palace. The king then asked what material they would use for the pillars of the palace. The jinns brought a very large stone, but it was not useful for the palace. This 40 to 45 feet long stone still exists today and is known by the locals as Dra Phong, meaning the stone brought by the jinns.

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Ghulam; Andreas Bürkert; Martin Wiehle; Eva Schlecht; Ellen Hoffmann. (2025). The Mystical Stone and Water Channel of Dambudas. DaKS. https://daks.uni-kassel.de/handle/123456789/570

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