JAIPUR: This Diwali will indeed be special for a Gujjar family of Khetri tehsil in Jhunjhunu district , where a 95-year-old member came back to life after being declared dead.Men of the family had even shaved their heads and were completing pre-funeral rituals when the body of Budh Ram Gujjar was taken for a customary bath. Within a few minutes, however, the ‘dead’ man gained consciousness to the surprise and joy of his relatives.A resident of Bhaktanwalan Ki Dhani, Budh Ram had fainted on Saturday afternoon. His kin then summoned a private doctor who declared him dead. The family informed the relatives about the death and called a priest to perform Budh Ram’s last rites. “The priest had started the rituals and a barber had shaved the heads of the men in the family. We were about to bathe the body as a customary practice before the funeral procession,” said Balu Ram (65), Budh Ram’s elder son.When relatives poured water on Budh Ram’s chest, he began shivering. A shocked kin carried him to a bed. “He started breathing and sat on the bed soon after. When questioned by relatives, he said he had suffered chest pain and slept. It is nothing but a miracle,” said an overjoyed Balu Ram.“This is a very happy Diwali for us. Had my father been dead, we wouldn’t have celebrated the festival as is the norm in any house where a death has occurred. But this time, the celebrations are going to be grand,” said Ranjit (55), Budh Ram’s younger son.Read this story in Marathi