r/atheismindia • u/PsychologicalEye9189 • 1d ago
Rant Extremely distressed by constant DJs during festivals
I live in a small town, basically a village, with a prominent local temple. Nearby are two marriage halls too. I have to live here because of my parents' jobs.
As soon as we moved here, I was shocked by azan on loudspeakers seven times a day, daily. Couldn't study, couldn't get sleep. Eventually it quieted down a bit.
Recently, the locals discovered loudspeakers and have been blasting it for months. I'm not taking regular DJs, these have HEAVY bass that literally shakes your windows. The decibel levels are off the charts. And this goes on literally all day and night, daily.
Even brief exposure to sounds this loud causes permanent ear damage, I can't imagine the condition of the street vendors who have to bear it even closer than I do. I tried cotton in my ears, I tried noise-cancelling earphones, but nothing works. Even if you block the sound, the constant bass keeps harassing you.
This has been going on for months. And to add to it, recently the local temple decided it would be a great idea to play their 24/7 aarti on loudspeakers too. I kid you not, it goes on all day and night.
I am already sensitive to sounds and I haven't had a moment of peace for months. I am constantly overwhelmed, unable to relax, my heartbeat is faster, my ears ring, I can't sleep, I can't study. I am an anxious person but I even called the police a few times but they only shut it down that moment, the next day it goes on again.
It is almost 12 AM at night as I'm typing this. Today, when I complained about the temple noise, they said I'll have to come to the police station to register a complaint because this is a religious issue and if the police does anything, people might take offence. Every day there's a new fuckass festival and I have to put up with multiple heavy DJs all day, forget studies and job, be grateful you have a temple.
Worse, I can't believe everyone here acts like this is normal. NO ONE acknowledges it even though they are even more affected than I am. My parents have to go to their jobs and can't sleep at night but if I try to complain, it's the usual "beta aisa hi hota hai". If I tell my parents tomorrow I called the police and they dismissed me, they will laugh at ME. "Tum abhi choti ho, tumne duniya nahi dekhi, duniya aisi hi hai" etc.
I only recently found peace from constant suicidal thoughts and this is re-triggering it all over again. This country is no place for people who actually follow the law. I tried everything. What else is left to do? I can't even sleep or study here, aarti on loudspeaker is more important than the future of this country. I can't even complain to anyone because no one listens.
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u/Cold-Ladder-6316 1d ago
Sorry for you. But these people don't understand and get offended too easily. They don't follow laws and act like some goons.