INDIA'S MOST HAUNTED PLACES

Top 5 Most Haunted Places in India

1. Indian Ghost Town of Bhangarh - Rajasthan
2. Dumas Beach - Gujarat
3. D'Souza Chawl in Mahim - Mumbai
4. The Shaniwarwada Fort - Pune
5. GP Block - Meerut 

> The Bhangarh Fort 

It was built by Bhagwant Das in 17th century. It was built for his son Madho Singh. 

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According to one popular folk tale, a wizard adept in black magic named N.K. Sinhai fell in love with Ratnavati, a beautiful Bhangarh princess with many suitors. One day, the wizard followed her to the marketplace and offered her a love potion, however she refused it, throwing it onto a large boulder that consequently rolled onto the wizard and crushed him to death. Before the wizard died, he supposedly made a curse 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, and all inhabitants including the princess were killed. According to legend, the present state of the fort is the result of the wizard's curse, and the ghosts of the wizard and princess haunt the fort. Local folklore holds that the curse will be lifted someday when the princess is reborn and visits the fort.

> Dumas Beach

Dumas Beach is an urban beach along the Arabian sea, located 13 miles south-west of the city Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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The beach has black sand, and is notorious for incidents, such as people disappearing. howling sounds at night, Most of the natives say that the spirits walk down on the beach at night. To this day, there have been numerous reports of paranormal activity on the beach, where visitors claim to hear strange noises and voices, and loud laughter. White apparitions and moving orbs have been sighted and other inexplicable activities have been witnessed, too. Also, many tourists are known to go missing while strolling on the beach at midnight, claim the locals ,It is believed that the beach had earlier been used as a burial ground. According to the journalist from Mumbai has felt the presence of the some paranormal activities at evening time when she was enjoying the visit of the Dumas beach.

> D'Souza Chawl in Mahim

D'Souza Chawl in Mahim, Mumbai is also considered as among the haunted places in India. There have been many ghost stories ding one particular well in the chawl which is considered to be haunted.  

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Residents of the chawl believe that there was a woman, who while filling water from the well, plunged to her death since the well was boundary-less.

Therefore, ‘the lady of the well’ is said to haunt the area surrounding the well every night. There have been many sightings of a white apparition who many consider being the lady. However, the residents believe that the lady just walks around the area without actually harming anyone who happens to visit the area. As predicted, once the sun comes up, she vanishes into thin air only to appear again in the night. This particular place cannot be considered as a place many visitors can frequent though.

> The Shaniwarwada Fort

The Shaniwarwada Fort in Pune is a historical delight in addition to being one of the ghostly places in India. In fact, there are many who are of the opinion that the story that is associated with this fort is one of the most chilling stories.

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Legend has it that during a full moon, the level of supernatural activity increases. The mysterious story surrounding this fort talks about how a young prince was brutally murdered by one of his very own relatives in the fort. Therefore, his spirit still haunts the place and in the night, sounds of him shrieking almost violently can be heard. There are many locals who actually camp at night on the fort grounds just to hear that little boy’s scream for help. A chilling story indeed.

However, most visitors prefer to visit the fort during the morning hours as it is desirable. In fact, the fort is deserted at night except for maybe a caretaker doing the rounds.

> GP Block

GP Block in Meerut also makes it to the list of one of the places in India that is subject to paranormal activity. It should be noted that this place, though considered as one of the abandoned places in India, is not very well known or frequented by many people.

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One of the sights that people who pass this place observe is that of four males sitting together and enjoying an alcoholic beverage in the company of a single lit candle. At first, this was not considered as scary as many who passed the area were of the impression that these ‘spirits’ were just normal friends enjoying each other’s company.

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