The market welcomed not just the spirits of the dead but animals and humans as well.

There was once a lady named Dombe, who was the epitome of beauty. The year Dombe came of age,her parents set up a marriage with a young man.

It is customary within the community to slaughter cattle when a person dies; these slain cattle are taken to the spirit realm by the spirit

The traditional belief is that after death, the spirits of people make Balpakram their temporary home before they are reincarnated.