A DEMON WITH RUBY EYES 105A Hindu grave. (Photo © Manan Ahmed Asif.)annexed the caretaker^1 s house. He had not, however, been able to get
legal ownership, and this is why he could not tear down the temple and
rebuild it. There were stories that demons haunted the temple, and any
attempt to aiscuss the demolition of it would result in vehicular acci-
dents, broken businesses, and marital discord. Therefore, they had left
the temple architecture untouched-their silent roommate.
The material remains of Hindus in Uch must be sought out. To see
them is to be willing to reexamine the colonial narrative that sees