BHANGARH

                                                      HAUNT BEGINS---BHANGARH



VILLAGE STREET WITH RUINS OF SHOPS ON EITHER SIDES



Few cans of beer, full tank gasoline, couple of friends and we hit the road to Bhangarh. Village near Alwar where Sharukh Khan & Salman Khan starrer Karan Arjun was shot.It was early in the morning for me as i had to pick up friends on the way.The road was good and with less of traffic from Jaipur , hit MI Road--- Jamdoli--Dausa and take a left below Dausa flyover it is about 70 kms and took us hour and a half to reach the start of the village where we managed to find a tea stall.
When going to Bhangarh make sure you carry your food packed with water as there are no dhabas or restaurants closer.
Ajabgarh is 10 kms from Bhangarh which has Amman Resorts.

AT THE ENTRY OF THE VILLAGE

History of Bhangarh

The story (and the history) of the Bhangarh began in the year of 1573 when the fortress was established. Built by Raja Bhagawant Das, the ruler of the city of Amber, Bhangarh Fort has become the residence of Madho Singh, ruler's second son who fought alongside his father and brother in many wars. The decline of Bhangarh Fort started in 1630 after Chhatr Singh, son of Madho Singh got killed in a violent attack. The decline continued until 1783 when the fortress and the city were completely abandoned following that year's famine.



RUINS





RUINS OF SHOPS IF YOU REMEMBER IN KARAN ARJUN





PALACE OF BHANGARH-ORIGINALLY SEVEN STORIES BUT NOW ONLY FOUR STORIES ARE LEFT




PALACE




RUINS INSIDE THE PALACE




TEMPLE RUINS INSIDE PALACE



Bhangarh Haunted Stories

It is said that the city of Bhangarh was cursed by the Guru Balu Nath, causing the towns evacuation. Balu Nath sanctioned the establishment of the town but said: "The moment the shadows of your palaces touch me, the city shall be no more!" Ignorant of such foreboding, one ambitious descendant raised the palace to such a height that its shadowed Balu Nath's forbidden retreat and thus the town was devastated as prophesied. The small samadhi where Balu Nath is said to lie buried is still there.
The other myth is as follows: The charm of princess of Bhangarh Ratnavati was said to be matchless in all of Rajasthan. Being eighteen years old, the princess started getting matrimonial offers from other states. In the same region there lived a tantrik, a magician well versed in the occult, named Singhia who was desperately in love with the princess knowing that he would never be allowed to even see her, let alone meet her. One day, he saw the princess' maid in the market buying scented oil for her. Seeing this, he got an idea by which he could meet the princess. He used his black magic and put a spell on the oil which would hypnotise the princess by her merely touching the oil, and she would surrender herself. The princess foiled this plan though. She had seen the tantrik enchanting the oil, and she therefore threw it away, whereupon the flagon rolled over a stone. As soon as the oil touched the stone, it started rolling towards the wicked tantrik and crushed him. While dying, Singhia cursed the palace with the death of all who dwelt in it, without any rebirth in their destinies. The very next year there was a battle between Bhangarh and Ajabgarh and Ratnavati died.



WE ASKED THEM IF THEY STAY HERE IN EVENING, BUT THEY SAID NO ONE STAYS HERE LATE



We saw number of people/villagers working inside and around Bhangarh but no one dares to stay here late in the evening as the scary stories moves around this part. We even asked few but after sunset no one dares to stay back.

Dos and Donts of entering Bhangarh

Entering the borders of Bhangarh before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited.
2. Shepherds and woodcutters who enter Bhangarh area will face legal action.
3. The Kewda or Pandanus trees found in Bhangarh area belong to the Archaeology Survey of India. Is it forbidden to subject this tree to any kind of harm.
Note: Anyone flouting of the rules mentioned above will face legal action.