Name- BhanGarh Fort
Situated in- AjabGarh, Alwar, Rajesthan
Built by: Raja Mann Singh 1
Built in: 1613 AD
Open to public: Yes
Story-
BhanGarh Fort is one of the most haunted places in india.
There are two legends narrated to the history of the fort city, which
is reported to be haunted, and no one is allowed to remain in the
precincts of the fort at night, per a notice board put up by the
Archaeological Survey of India at the entrance.
One version of the legend is that a sadhu named
Baba Balanath
lived within the fort area. It was his injunction that any houses built
in the precincts of the fort should not be taller than his house, and if
the shadow of any such house fell on his house, it would result in
destruction of the fort town.
In another version,
N.K. SINHA, the wizard who was adept in black magic fell in love with
Ratnavati,
the princess of Bhangarh who was very beautiful and had suitors to
marry her from many royal families of the country. One day 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 a love potion
in order to ensnare the princess. He offered the potion to her so that
she would take a liking to 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 onto a big boulder nearby. 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 would
be able to live within its precincts. Subsequently, Bhangarh Fort was
invaded by the Mughals 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 that day, it is believed that paranormal activities take place
here during the night. Some deaths have been reported due to these
paranormal activities, too. There are sayings that some of the people’s
spirit surrounds the boundary of the fort as no one can enter the
premises. The princess’s spirit has been forcefully abducted by the
wizard. Since then, it is believed to be one of the real spooky
attractions in Rajasthan
