The Bhangarh Fort is located at the edge of Sariska forest in Alwar
district of Rajasthan. Built in 1613, the Bhangarh fort is thought to be
the most haunted place in India. It’s the only ‘Legally Haunted’
location recognized by the Indian Government. Entry to Bhangarh is
legally prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
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| Bhangarh Fort |
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| A signboard posted by ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) is written in Hindi |
A signboard posted by ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) is written in Hindi says "Entering the borders of Bhangarh before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited. Legal action would be taken against anybody who does not follow these instructions".
A number of legends regarding the lonely historical buildings exist, but two stand out above the rest.
One legend speaks the city of Bhangarh was cursed by the Guru Balu Nath.
He had sanctioned the construction of the town on one condition, “The
moment the shadows of your palaces touch me, the city shall be no more!”
When a descendant prince raised the palace to a height that cast a
shadow on Balu Nath’s forbidden retreat, he cursed the town. Balu Nath
is said to be buried there to this day in a small samadhi.
In second prominent legend, Singhiya, the wizard who was adept in black
magic fell in love with theRatnavati, the princess of Bhangarh who was
very beautiful and had suitors to marry her from many royal families of
the country. One day while the princess, 18 years of age, went shopping
with her friends and was buying Ittar(scent). The wizard saw this and
replaced the scent with some potion in order to ensnare the princess. He
offered the potion to her so that she took a liking for him and marry
him. However, the princess saw through the wizard's trickery and when he
offered her the bowl of potion, she threw it on a big boulder nearby
and as a result the boulder started rolling down towards the wizard and
crushed him. Before he died he cursed that Bhangarh would be destroyed
soon and no one will be able to live within its precincts. Subsequent to
the curse Bhangarh Fort was invaded by theMughals from the north and
the city was surrounded and sacked; 10,000 people lived in the fort city
at that time. All the people in the fort including the princess were
killed. The present state of the fort is attributed to the curse of the
wizard and people believe the ghosts in the fort are that of the
princess and the wizard. Since from that day at the night time there are
some paranormal activities are said to take place, some people have
reportedly died by these paranormal activities.
A group of investigators also visited the town from night to early
morning, disappointed to know that no paranormal activity was accused
of. They also stated: "We tried to communicate to any existing spirits
and asked them to manifest for us or do anything which can make us
believe that they existed. Nothing happened."
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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