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Telangana Octogenarian Builds Granite Grave Beside Wife’s Resting Place

He used savings from decades in Dubai to create a durable burial site to spare his children future burden.

Overview

  • Nakka Indrayya, 80, completed his own grave in Laxmipuram, Jagtial, and visits daily to clean the area, water plants, and sit quietly.
  • The structure is roughly five feet deep and over six feet long, built entirely of granite with a top slab designed to be shifted with a crowbar for burial and then sealed.
  • He spent about Rs 12 lakh on the project and brought in masons from Tamil Nadu for the construction.
  • A plaque at the site carries his message about the certainties of life and death.
  • The father of four, who says he is content and unafraid of death, previously used his savings to build houses, a school, and a church in his community.