Few knew about the castle hidden inside the island.
It is said that the castle is about a 100 years old and it
is said to be so spooky that even the most daring pirates have not ventured out
there.
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| © 2015, Barbara W. Beacham |
The legend says, this castle was built by the king
Archmenroah III for his sixth and his most beautiful mistress Khalista.
Khalista, was a dancer for far seas, who had come to King
Archmenroah’s palace to entertain the king’s court. The king fell in love with
her but Khalista was in love with a Indian classical singer Sukumar.
When the king came to know of this affair, he tricked
Khalista & Sukumar in this castle promising a marital bliss to them. But,
the mean king, beheaded Sukumar in front of Khalista’s eyes.
Seeing which Khalista cursed that she would never allow any
human to live in this castle, saying this she jumped from the castle into the
deep seas.
Nice! Deeply entertaining.. Poor Khalista...
ReplyDeleteThank you BiBi :-)
DeleteThis was a most interesting take on the image Dee, well done...
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael :-)
DeleteWhat a mean evil king Archmenroah! Sad that her beloved was beheaded in front of her, no wonder she jumped into the seas. Great story!
ReplyDeleteThank you Priceless Joy, I agree
DeleteMeanie he was
Good for Khalista. I like your fable. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Deborah :-)
DeleteSad tale but well told!!
ReplyDeleteThank you coastal quill
DeleteSad tale but well told!
ReplyDeleteGood story. Sad ending for both. BTW there is a typo in the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph ?? Should it read "of" instead of "oh" Kalista's eyes?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! Thanks, I didnt notice.
DeleteOh very nice! Would make a good film wouldn't it!
ReplyDeleteahhhhh, not a bad idea :D
DeleteVery imaginative. So much like a fairy tale. Disney would probably change the ending to something happier but it works so well this way!
ReplyDeleteAm sure, Maybe Sukumar becomes the prince charming or something or that sort
DeleteSimilar to the movie Bhool Bhulaaiya/Chandramukhi/Aptamitra.. made in different Indian languages..
ReplyDeleteNice to connect this story to the picture..
Hi Art,
DeleteDoes this happen in the movie?
Does she curse the castle?
well.. initially in the movie, the house/palace/castle is supposed to be haunted.. and cursed.. she is supposed to have cursed the king and all that.. Infact in kannada they even made a sequel to the movie.
DeleteOh, will read about this then, Quite a coincidence there
DeleteWhat a cruel king, no wonder she cursed the island and castle.
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