Bhangarh Fort: The Cursed Palace In Rajasthan


The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. If there was a place that was ever haunted, it would be a Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan.
Located on the border of Sariska Tiger Reserve in the Aravali range, Bhangarh Fort is an ancient specimen. It was believed to have been erected by Man Singh, one of the Navratnas of Akbar's court for his son Madho Singh in 1613. This 17th-century fort in the Alwar District of Rajasthan is usually connected with haunted stories. Ghost and spirits rumored are to roam in Bhangarh Fort and there are a lot of mysterious stories that have been shared by the visitants and locals of the area.
Bhangarh Fort was built after getting permission from ascetic Guru Balu Nath who meditated at this place. According to common lore, the ascetic made the king swear that the fort shadows would not touch his area of meditation. But the king failed to keep up to his word. As soon as the shadows touched his place, Guru Balu Nath cursed the village to remain roofless. Even if a roof is built today, it falls soon after.
The different story is about tantrik Singhia, who fell in love with Princess Ratnavati. He tried to do magic to win over her, but the princess got to know of his evil plans and ordered to get him killed. Before the tantrik died, he too, cursed the residents of the fort to die and the village residents to remain roofless forever.
In Bhangarh Fort no one is permitted to enter the fort after sunset or before sunrise. The whole landscape is subsumed by a pall of gloom and a chilling hollowness once the last ray of sunlight bids adieu until its arrival the next morning. There are several local stories about the paranormal activities in the fort. It entirely depends on a person whether he would believe it or not. It is said that the spirits roam in Bhangarh fort at night time and various weird sounds are heard. Also as it is said, anyone who enters the fort at night time would not be able to return in the morning.

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