Rajasthan News Desk !!! As soon as the name of ‘haunted place’ comes up in the country, the name of Bhangarh Fort in Alwar comes to mind first. Bhangarh Fort is located in Sariska area of Alwar near the country’s capital Delhi and Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur. This fort has many temples, markets, houses, gardens and the palace of the king and queen. But nothing or no building is safe. From the idol of the temple to the wall of the entire fort, everything is broken. It is said that it was broken without being completed due to a curse. Bhangarh Fort is also called the city of ghosts.
Although there are thousands of tourist places to visit here. But when you want something different in mind, then there is the ghost city of Bhangarh. Bhangarh Fort, located just 80 km from Jaipur and about 300 km from Delhi, near the Sariska forest area of Alwar, is known as a haunted place in the world. There are temples of Lord Someshwar, Gopinath, Mangala Devi and Keshavraj in the fort. The carvings of these temples and khabo tell its history and glory. This fort is grand and beautiful. But the entire fort is broken. However, due to the curse of a tantrik, this fort was destroyed and the souls of all the people living in it are wandering in that fort. A visit to this fort gives a different experience. The fort becomes empty as soon as evening falls and no one is allowed to stay here.
What a curse I got!
Princess Ratnavati of Bhangarh was very beautiful. The beauty of the princess was talked about all over the kingdom. Marriage proposals came for Ratnavati from many kingdoms. Meanwhile, one day the princess went out to the market with her friends in the fort. She reached a perfume shop in the market and was smelling the fragrance of the perfume with a perfume in her hand. At the same time, a person named Sindhu Sevda was standing at some distance from the shop and watching the princess. Sindhu was a resident of this kingdom and he knew black magic and was adept in it. Seeing the beauty of the princess, the Tantrik was fascinated by her and started loving the princess and started thinking about winning the princess. But Ratnavati never looked back at him. The shop where the princess used to go to buy perfume. He did black magic on Ratnavati’s perfume in the shop and used Vashikaran mantra on it. When the princess came to know the truth. So she did not touch the perfume bottle and broke it by hitting it with a stone. The perfume bottle broke and the perfume spilled. He was under the influence of black magic. So the stone went behind Sindhu Sevda and the stone crushed the magician. The magician died in this incident. But before dying he was cursed by the Tantrik that all the people living in this fort will die soon and will not be born again. Their soul will keep wandering in this fort. Since then no one stays in this fort at night. It is said that ghosts live here at night and many kinds of sounds are heard.
People are not allowed entry after sunset
At present, the Bhangarh Fort is under the supervision of the Government of India. A team of the Archaeological Survey of India is present around the fort. No one is allowed to stay here at night. After excavation, the Archaeological Survey of India found evidence that it was an ancient historical city. The story of Bhangarh Fort is even more interesting in the story. In 1573, King Bhagwandas of Amer built the Bhangarh Fort. This fort remained inhabited for 300 years of settlement. In the 16th century, Raja Madhav Singh, younger brother of King Sawai Mansingh, made Bhangarh Fort his residence. Bhangarh Fort is also known as Bhutia Fort. It has many stories. That is why millions of people come here to visit. This place is also considered to be the center of paranormal activities.
How to reach Bhangarh?
The time to visit this fort is from 6 am to 6 pm. After this it is not allowed here. The distance of the fort from Jaipur is about 80 km. It is about 300 km from Delhi. The fort is connected by road. So to come by train you have to reach Alwar station and from there you can reach Bhangarh with the help of a taxi.