Top 10 Haunted places in India
1. Kuldhara, Rajasthan
Located near Jaisalmer, Kuldhara has been deserted since 1825 and is known as an abandoned ghost village. Only the remnants of a once thriving village can be seen here. As per a legend, the cruel king of the village fell in love with the chief’s daughter and threatened the villagers with heavy taxes if they failed to get them married. The villagers, seeing no other choice, suddenly disappeared one night. It is supposed that they cursed the village before leaving.
2. Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan
Bhangarh Fort tops the list of most haunted places in India. The government has restricted the entry in the fort after sunset. There are many scary stories linked to this place. And, one of them claims that a dark magician fell in love with the town’s princess and tried to cast a spell on one of her cosmetic products to make her reciprocate. The princess became suspicious and threw the product on a huge stone boulder. Affected by the dark magic, the stone boulder crushed the magician to death. Before dying, he cursed the entire town, sealing its unfortunate fate. And, the town is believed to become a haunted spot ever since.
3. GP Block, Meerut
Many sightings of ghosts of four men drinking alcohol and a young girl in red dress have been reported in GP Block, Meerut. There are many witnesses to these strange phenomena. Anyone who was brave enough to go closer claimed that the ghosts suddenly disappeared.
4. Dumas Beach in Surat
Gujarat’s Dumas Beach is counted amongst the top haunted places in India. The beach was a burial ground for a long time and is known to house numerous tortured souls. There have been many incidents of people mysteriously disappearing at night. Others have admitted to hearing strange whispers when they were alone on the beach at night.
5. Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad
Accounts of several paranormal activities have been reported in Ramoji Film City. Many times, spotlights fell off on their own, light men were pushed by some invisible force, clothes of females mysteriously got torn, strange marks were seen on mirrors, and food was found scattered. Locals believe that the place where the film city stands was a war ground during the Nizam rule. And, the souls of the dead soldiers are believed to haunt the place.
6. Shaniwarwada Fort, Pune
Shaniwarwada Fort is one of the scariest haunted places to visit in India. Paranormal activities in this fort are at their highest on a full moon night. As per some stories, a 13-year-old prince, Narayanrao, was brutally murdered in the fort. His body was dismembered and thrown into a river. According to the Hindu customs, if an individual’s cremation is not done as per rituals, the spirit remains trapped in the place of death. Since the prince’s body was disposed off in an unceremonious way, his tortured soul is still trapped within the fort’s walls and his cries for help can still be heard at night.
7. South Park Cemetery, Kolkata
Built in 1767, South Park Cemetery has graves of several British soldiers. Many people have admitted to seeing strange shadows and outline of a girl dressed in white. Once, a group of four friends visited the cemetery and felt dizzy and ill. One of them also had an asthma attack despite being perfectly healthy.
8. Jatinga, Assam
Jatinga is a village in Assam that is popular for its eerie phenomenon of mass suicide of birds. Every year in the months of October and September, the migratory birds fall dead on the moonless nights between 6:30 pm and 9 pm without any reason. This unexplainable event has spooked many tourists and inhabitants of this village.
9. Charleville Mansion, Shimla
Charleville Mansion is an ancient abandoned castle in Shimla and is known to be haunted by a poltergeist. The authenticity of these rumours was tested by a British officer who lived there with his wife. He locked the room that had the highest level of supernatural activity and when he opened it an hour later, the room was in shatters.
10. Sindhrot, Ahmedabad
Sindhrot is the scariest place in Ahmedabad. Locals have witnessed many spooky and creepy things around the area. Many people have seen a scary-faced lady dressed in a white kurta roaming around the town. Many tourists have even heard strange whispers warning them to leave the town immediately and to never return.
