ଚିର ବତୀ

ଚିର ବତୀ ଭାରତ-ପାକିସ୍ଥାନ ସୀମାରେ ଥିବା ଭାରତ ଗୁଜରାଟ ରାଜ୍ୟର କଚ୍ଛ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର କଚ୍ଛ-ରଣର ମୌସୁମୀ ଜଳାଶୟ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ବଣି ଘାସଭୂମି ଏବଂ ମତ୍ସ୍ଯ ଲବଣାକ୍ତ ସମତଳ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ମରୁଭୂମିର ଏକ ପ୍ରକାର ଭୂତ-ଆଲୋକ ।^[୧]^[୨] ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ଗ୍ରାମବାସୀ ଏହି ଆଲୋକକୁ ଚିର ବତୀ କହନ୍ତି । କଚ୍ଛୀ-ସିନ୍ଧୀ ଭାଷାରେ ଚିରର ଅର୍ଥ ଭୂତ ଓ ବତୀର ଅର୍ଥ ଆଲୋକ ।^[୧]

References

↑ ^୧.୦ ^୧.୧ Ghost lights that dance on Banni grasslands when it’s very dark; by D V Maheshwari; August 28, 2007; The Indian Express Newspaper
↑ "I read somewhere that on dark nights there are strange lights that dance on the Rann. The locals call them cheer batti or ghost lights. It’s a phenomenon widely documented but not explained." SOURCE: Stark beauty (Rann of Kutch); Bharati Motwani; September 23, 2008; India Today Magazine, Cached: Page 2 of 3 page article with these search terms highlighted: cheer batti ghost lights rann kutch [୧]^{[permanent dead link]}, Cached: Complete View - 3 page article seen as a single page [୨]

[Ghost_lights_that_dance_on_Banni_grasslands_when_it’s_very_dark;_August_28,_2007;_The_Indian_Express_Newspaper-1] ୧.୦ ^୧.୧ Ghost lights that dance on Banni grasslands when it’s very dark; by D V Maheshwari; August 28, 2007; The Indian Express Newspaper

[2] "I read somewhere that on dark nights there are strange lights that dance on the Rann. The locals call them cheer batti or ghost lights. It’s a phenomenon widely documented but not explained." SOURCE: Stark beauty (Rann of Kutch); Bharati Motwani; September 23, 2008; India Today Magazine, Cached: Page 2 of 3 page article with these search terms highlighted: cheer batti ghost lights rann kutch [୧]^{[permanent dead link]}, Cached: Complete View - 3 page article seen as a single page [୨]

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