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Marte toh woh hai joh janam lete hai........




Bhangarh Fort is situated on the border of Sariska Tiger Reserve in the Aravali range in the deserted town of Bhangarh, Rajasthan. Bhangarh is a ruined town between Jaipur and Alwar. There are many myths which are related with this haunted fort.
                                  Bhangarh Kila was established in 1613 and built by King Madho Singh and the town of Bhangarh was established by Bhagwant Das. Bhangarh Fort has its own status of being one of the most haunted places in India.


Folklores Behind this ''HAUNTED FORT"


There is a belief  about Bhangarh that the place is haunted and no one can dare to go there after sunset. Several ghost stories are behind the mysteries of the Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan. Out of the numerous stories about bhangarh  fort one that is most prevalent is that the Bhangarh city was built by King Madho Singh. For this city, the Emperor got approval by ascetic Guru Balu Nath who meditated at this place. The approval was given on the condition  that shadow of emperor's palace would never touch him at his prohibited retreat. If shadow touched over his place, the city would turns into ruins. The emperor started his fort construction with his money and strength. The bhangarh fort was constructed with several stories and finally shadowed the prohibited retreat of Guru Balu Nath. As per psychic power of Saint, The entire town was destroyed and ever since any construction around the crushed location or palace faces collapse. The samadhi of Guru Balu Nath is still there where he was buried.

The one other myth is

Ratnavati was the princess of Bhangarh and was famed for her stately beauty all over her own Kingdom and the neighboring states. By the time princess turned 18 years old, she started getting matrimonial offers from different states. There was tantrik called Singhia, who was completely smitten by her but knew that the his match was impossible with the princess. But  Singhiaa tantrik under the spell of glorious beauty of the Princess decided to decoy the princess with his magical powers jadu. One day Singhia saw the princess's maid in the market. So he thought he'll marry the princess by using black magic on the oil that the maid was purchasing so that upon touching it, the princess would surrender herself to magician. However the princess saw the Sanghia Tantrik trick that he was enchanting the oil. So the princess poured the oil on the ground. The oil on ground turned into a rock and rolled towards the magician and crushed him Singhia. Before dying, the magician cursed the Bhangarh city to death and said there will be no more rebirths. After this incident, the curse showed its results in the battle between Bhangarh and Ajabgarh, where Ratnavati was assassinated. However some local folk stories tell that the princess has taken a rebirth somewhere else and the bhangarh fort is waiting for her return .

Bhangarh At Nights

According to different  local tales , no one is allowed to hangout in this scary Bhangarh fort premises once the sun sets. Therefore tight restrictions have been imposed at bhangarh fort.....you have to leave the fort at the given time in the evening 6 pm before dusk. The fort's main entrance is locked and Government has placed a notice board at the main gate which reads that " visiting the fort before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited and if rules are violated legal action would be taken".
There is a rumour that spirits roam in Bhangarh Fort at night. People often hear strange noises screaming, crying voice of women, bangles sound in the rooms and they reported many weird and scarcely credible incidents like some one talking and special smell is felt.



How to reach Bhangarh

Bhangarh is a village of alwar district in the state of Rajasthan between Jaipur and Delhi which is famous for its historical ruins. Bhangarh Fort is the best place to visit here. Some more temples are also good places to visit here in Bhangarh. As Rajasthan is very hot place during summer season, it is better to visit the place in winters specially between October to February. The fort opens in the morning till evening for 12 hours, 6 am- 6 pm. Entry to Bhangarh Fort is legally prohibited between sunset and sunrise. Aman Bagh Palace is a five star hotel to stay here. But if you look for some other cheap and best hotel then there are some options as- Saket Hotel and Hotel Bhairav at NH8.










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