Bhangarh Fort: A Haunted Place In Rajasthan, India
Wikimedia CommonsThe fort was allegedly cursed centuries ago, and it still gives visitors the chills to this day.
Located in Rajasthan, the ruins of Bhangarh Fort mark one of the most allegedly haunted places in India.
The fort was built in 1573 A.D. by the Kachwaha ruler of Amber, Raja Bhagwant Singh, for his son Madho. According to legend, a sorcerer cursed the palace after the beautiful Princess Ratnavati rebuked his advances.
The sorcerer was a Tantrik priest who practiced black magic and had fallen in love with the princess. But he knew that the princess was out of his league and turned to magic to make her return his feelings.
He put a spell on the princess’ perfume, but she figured it out and threw the bottle at him. It then turned into a boulder and crushed the Tantrik priest. His final words cursed those inside the fort to death and condemned their souls to be imprisoned in the palace for centuries to come.
The whole town of Bhangarh was abandoned thereafter, and even the Indian government has prohibited anyone from entering the area after sunset. Legends say that the curse has caused the land to be uninhabitable to living humans. And to this day, it’s believed that only ghosts can live there.
If the legends are to be believed, eerie voices echo from the fort, restlessness grips anyone who enters the site, animals flee from the area at nightfall, any roof that is built mysteriously collapses, and anyone who enters this haunted place after nightfall will never return.
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