A pall of grief has descended on Ataranga village in Asika block in Ganjam district after a man reportedly died while performing the tenth-day ritual of his late father on Thursday. The back-to-back tragedies have left the family devastated and the entire village in mourning.

According to the villagers, Uday Gouda of Ataranga died on November 11. His only son, Rajendra Gouda, was performing the tenth-day rituals for his late father when he suddenly took ill and collapsed. He was immediately rushed to Aska Hospital, but doctors declared him dead.

The arrival of Rajendra’s body in the village plunged the locality into profound sorrow, with neighbours and relatives struggling to comprehend the double loss within such a short span.

With Rajendra’s death, the family has been left without sup

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