today i want to share an experience i had when i was a teenager. i am not sure if this is the right place to share this but here it goes. i live near a temple in one of the southern indian states, in a city located at the extreme south of india. this happened about 12 years ago. one evening, i was standing outside my house when i looked toward the nearby temple. i suddenly saw a white ball of light moving inside the temple compound. it was traveling toward the building where the temple deity is placed. a devi in her chamundi/chamunda form. i watched it clearly for about 4 -5 seconds. the light was spherical, bright white and moving quite fast in a straight direction toward the temple building. then it disappeared. interestingly this kind of phenomenon is considered somewhat common in the northern part of our state and is locally known as "varutha pokku." according to local belief during the night, the deity of one temple goes to visit the deity of another nearby temple. over time, many people have reported seeing this ball of light and some even claim they were knocked down after encountering it. from a scientific perspective, this phenomenon is identified as ball lightning. has anyone else experienced something similar or does your region have local legends or believes for this kind of sighting? submitted by /u/RodrickJasperHeffley [link] [comments]