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Bhangarh Fort Haunted Stories
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Bhangarh is India’s most haunted location. Situated near Ajabgarh town of Rajasthan, this place has gained the fame due to spooky activities and the presence of ghosts. Because of such stories no one dares to stay here in the night.
Bhangarh is located near Alwar and is 5 hours from New Delhi. The spooky mysteries of this abandoned town lures many visitors who come here to experience the goose bumps and figure out if the town’s story is true or not. There are a number of Bhangarh fort incidents where visitors have felt weird movements in the alleys of the complex while many others claim that they have felt someone watching them. There are locals who have seen mysterious lights on the surrounding hills. Bhangarh has been visited by many scientists and paranormal investigators to figure out if the claims surrounding the place are true or not.
Bhangarh Fort Haunted Stories
There are multiple stories attached with the legend of Bhangarh. Two of the most popular ones are –
Story 1: The Curse of Sage Bala Nath
According to the first story, the fall of Bhangarh started during the reign of a king named Madho Singh. He is the person who is credited for the construction of seven storied Bhangarh fort. He had to attain permission from an ascetic named Bala Nath whose ashram was in the proximity of the fort. Sage Bala Nath raised a condition according to which the shadow of the fort must never fall upon his ashram, otherwise the king was allowed to add as many stories to the fort as he wished to. Everything went fine till the 6th floor of the fort. Bhangarh developed to be a flourishing trade town until the king decided to add one more floor. This was the time when the shadow of the fort started to touch the sage’s ashram and his curse started acting. Soon Bhangarh was razed, the royal family vanished and residents left the town keeping it abandoned till today.
Story 2: An Evil Love Story
The second legend behind haunted Bhangarh fort’s history has met more confirmations from the locals and the history experts. As per this story, it is believed that Princess Ratnavati of Bhangarh was extremely beautiful and the stories of her complexion and appearance where popular all around Rajasthan. A local black magician fell in love after seeing her for the first time. He tried a lot to impress the princess but nothing happened. He finally tried to bewitch a cosmetic that princess used after her bathing ritual. Somehow, she came to know about this conspiracy and poured the cosmetic on a boulder which crushed and killed him to death. Before dying, the magician placed a curse upon the town saying that no soul would ever be able to live in peace there. The town slowly fell from the glory and was abandoned soon after.
According to another version of Bhangarh fort ghost story, it is believed that both sage and the tantrik from first and second story were the same people. This person was killed by the princess when he tried to forcefully abduct her. Many believe that the town was abandoned due to fear of draught; others say that after the death of sage and a massive Earthquake, the residents left to find better living conditions.
Let whatever be the story, Bhangarh Fort is an amazing place with a lot of chances to indulge into history and architecture.
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Bhangarh fort at night
No one is allowed to stay inside Bhangarh Fort at night. The outer complex has clear instructions from ASI that one should leave the premises after sunset. Those who try venturing out or break the rule are heavily fined by the officials.
Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary
Many tourists come to Bhangarh as a part of their weekend trip. After spending half a day around the fort complex, they head to Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary. This protected area is home to many different species of animals that also includes tigers. The interiors of the park is also home to Leopards, Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Chausinga, Wild Boar, Langoor, and Macaques. The Sariska National Park is home to India’s largest population of peafowl.
Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary has many luxury resorts and campsites where travellers can spend a night before proceeding to the next destination.
How to reach Bhangarh
Bhangarh is accessible by road from Delhi as well as Jaipur. From Delhi, Bhangarh is 6 hours away while it is 3 hours away from Jaipur.
From Delhi, one needs to reach Alwar by road or rail and later proceed towards Ajabgarh Village. There are regular buses that run between Alwar and Ajabgarh and take almost an hour to reach the destination.
From Jaipur, one can find any bus going straight towards Alwar and get down at Ajabgarh. From here, local auto rickshaw will drop you outside fort complex.
One can also self-drive here as a well-made road comes all the way to Bhangarh.
The nearest airport from Bhangarh is at New Delhi and Jaipur. Many visitors add Bhangarh in their Rajasthan travel itinerary and spend half a day here before heading to the next destination.
Bhangarh Fort Timings – 6 AM to 6 PM (No one is allowed to stay in the night)
Best time to visit Bhangarh – Best time to visit Bhangarh is between September and early March when the weather is nice and allows walking long distances.
For more details on different Rajasthan tour packages including Bhangarh and other destinations, contact our team of experts at Thomas Cook.
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