Folktales from Janglik:
“Madam, Jakh Devta jaisa bolte hain, hum vaisa hi karte hain,” our local guide told me when I questioned him about the culture of his home in Janghlik Village, meaning whatever Jakh Devta tells us to do, we do it. Like the other mountain villages, this village also has a local deity which is revered above all others. All decisions, small or large, are made after seeking the permission from their deity, which is a supernatural being considered divine or sacred.
According to the locals, they have reason to believe in their deity since they have experienced their prayers being answered when in distress. My local guide says that when it rains a lot, which is harmful for their crops, they pray to the deity and then moments later, the sky gets clear. This is just one example, but locals have many such experiences where their prayers were answered.
There are bunch of villages situated in close proximity to each other, each of them worship Jakh Devta and the Devta spend a few months in each village, every year. The villagers close the temple when Jakh Devta travels to another village, and no one is allowed inside the temple until Jakh Devta comes back.
