Godly, demoniac,
truthful and virtuous forces interact and spawn amazing incidents and
characters in tales of lore. Birds, animals, nymphs, ghosts and divine forces
land up on earth, fight for supremacy, intermingle and construct suspense,
terror and excitement, and ultimately, convey that the truth vanquishes the visible
and the invisible fiendish spirits. Folk literature is neither history nor a
figment of mind's eye. It exists between the truth and fantasy, and gives the essence
of life and living. One observes a
unique blend of uncanny and eccentric ingredients in Himachal folk literature
that communicates the facts and truths through characters usually not of the
world. In the lower hills, goddess Durga
dominates and in other areas, incarnations of lord Shiva determine the destiny of inhabitants. Cultural habits, traditions and dialects of
people often change after a distance of a few miles and it influences the contours
of folk tales and songs. However, folktales invariably convey eternal truths
integral to human existence.
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