In Udupi, Karnataka, the god of death, Gadadhari ‘Yamraj’, was seen conducting a long jump competition on the roads. A video is going viral on social media in which he is conducting a long jump competition on a road full of potholes. This video is of Udupi’s Adi Udupi-Malpe road, which connects Udupi to the famous Malpe beach. It can be clearly seen in the video that there are a lot of potholes on the road, due to which there are huge problems in the movement of vehicles.
In the video, a person dressed as Yamraj is shown making people jump over a big pit. ‘Yamraj’ can be seen making men dressed as ghosts jump and not himself. Not only this, a person dressed as Hindu god ‘Chitragupta’ is also present at the spot who is seen helping Yamraj.
This unique protest was carried out to draw the attention of the authorities towards the problems faced by people due to potholes on the road. This video is going viral on the internet, and people are not only laughing after watching it but are also demanding the government to solve this serious problem. This road of Udupi is an important route and the abundance of potholes here has put the safety of people at risk.
People on social media have expressed their anger and resentment through this video. Many people have described it as a creative way to highlight the poor condition of the road. Seeing this condition of the road, local residents have also demanded the administration to repair these potholes as soon as possible. He said that if action is not taken on time, these potholes can cause major accidents.