Bhangarh

Written by Sreedev

Map Board

After visiting Agra and Jaipur we drove to Bhangarh. We started from jaipur at around 11 o clock morning and it took around 5 hours to reach the Bhangarh Village, till Dausa the roads are really broad and nice but as we went off the highway it was getting bumpy. From Dausa both the side was covered with dwarf mountain ranges and wide spread deserted land. Bhangarh fort was made in 14th century and it became ruins at 18th century. We reached Bhangarh at around 4:30 pm which was the perfect time to visit this place. I would suggest to visit this place in winters because it will be too hot and humid in Summers. We started walking towards the entrance of the Fort. The entrance for visitors is only allowed till 6 pm. There is a big map board kept at the entrance detailing all the Havelis, temples, watch towers and ruins inside the compound wall of the fort. The boundary wall of this fort surrounds 3 huge mountains. The whole fort is very poorly maintained and most parts of the ruins are almost destroyed. In the entrance there is small temple which was open and one pandit was doing offerings to the idol when we were entering. I tried to have a friendly conversation with him and the one accompanying him. First I tried to ask the real stories of the fort so he pointed his fingers to the board ordering us to read that map board before proceeding. With a smile in face I bluntly asked about the ghost stories related to this place. Both of them looked at each other and denied laughing. That laugh made all the stories which I heard about the place sceptical for me. I didn’t gave up, we continued to walk though the long stretch with ruins of bazar and houses on both the sides. We started exploring the whole fort in foot in curiosity for witnessing some paranormal activity. There was a watch tower on the top of a hillock, people were hiking to the top towards watchtower. Due to time constraints we were forced to ditch that plan of going up because it takes at least 3 hours to reach up and come back. We continued towards the summits of fort at the foot of dwarf mountains.

Streach with ruins on both sides

We explored the palaces, Havelies and the dark rooms with the help of flash in our DSLR. I could smell blood in some closed corners but it was obvious since its dark and undisturbed, many animals might use this place to store their food, hence it was not that spooky for me. But unexpected deep pits inside rooms scared my gut out, you will only come to know about these pits after making few steps towards the room which was dangerous. I even tried going alone inside the small holes inside these rooms. Since I was not having any previous experience of paranormal activities, I was craving to have one. People were amidst the excitement of the horror stories they have heard, students where also shouting out having fun pranking each other inside the huge havelis. I had a conversation with one of the localite I met. He explained that they have never experienced anything supernatural even at nights inside this fort. They have seen wind animals in the vicinity but never had any paranormal experience. That was pretty convincing answer for me since I felt the same after visiting the place. I can never imagine this place could be a place for ghost.

Why the Archaeological department don’t allow visitors after 6 pm?

Dark deep pits

When we were roaming around at 6:30pm a group of people where siting at the top of the fort, playing poker laughing there lungs out, That shows this place is not a big deal for the local people living there. All those spooky stories regarding this fort where cooked up to attract the tourists. Since its an offbeat place, we spotted very less tourist coming to this place were most of the groups were families and student from Delhi and Jaipur. For a person like me, abandoned forts like this give me chills. It takes me years back and make me feel like am experiencing the people who once sweat out to build this huge architectural excellence with limited technology and their proficient skills. 


I felt the same when I visited Dhanushkodi which is another ghost town in India located in Tamil Nadu, the feel of visiting all these places are just beautiful and tranquilising. 

Exploring the bushes around

Bhangarh is a hub of wide variety of wildlife, flora and fauna. There are thousands of monkeys habituated here and people demand that monkeys know all the in and outs of this fort more than anyone. We encountered many peacocks and birds around the fort. The view of sunset from the  top of this fort is breathtaking and the magnificent dwarf Aravalli hills will make it more ambient. This place is worth visiting for those people who seeks adventure out of exploring the untapped ruins which was made centuries back. Experiencing this place untangled all the paranormal paradox about this place and I suggest every adventure seekers to spend one day at this place for its history, wildlife and exotic nature. 

Enjoying sunset at the top of a roofless Haveli