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Call it superstition but there is a village in Orissa that sleeps soundlessly without doors.

Sialia village in Orissa's Kendrapada District, located some 130 km from Bhubaneswar, has houses without doors.

Villagers believe that their Goddess Kharakhai resides in their houses. Therefore, they have no doors.

"Our Goddess stays in doors. She comes to visit everyday. There has been no theft or disease the village. When the Goddess is protecting us, then why should we be worried and put up doors," said Ram Chandra Mallick, a villager.

The villagers say that anyone committing theft is punished.

A village home in Orissa
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"We have been following this for seven generations. Due to this, the village does not have doors. One cannot find thieves here. Those who have tried to steal have been punished," said Ghansham Sahoo, a villager.

Even police officials confirm that there has been no case of theft reported to them.

"I have marked that there is no case of theft or dacoity in the village. The village does not have doors. The people believe that so long as they worship Goddess 'Kharakhai', there will be no theft. People who are now constructing their houses also do not have doors," said Adhar Chandra Mallick, the officer in charge of the Rajnagar Police Station.

Villagers say that people who have tried to build doors, have faced the wrath of the Goddess. (ANI)

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