BHANGARH FORT
This castle is located in the ruined and long abandoned town of Bhangarh in the state of Rajistan in India. Bhangarh was established in 1573 and began deteriorating when the Mughal Empire began to weaken and has been uninhabited since 1783. There is a lot of mystery around this entire city as well as many legends involving magicians, curses and evil.
One legend has it that the town was cursed by Guru Bala Nath who warned, “The moment the shadows of your palaces touch me, the city shall be no more!” One arrogant prince paid no attention to this warning and built the Bhangarh Fort so high that its shadow crossed into Guru Bala Nath’s sanctuary and the town was therefore cursed.
Another legend involves the princess Ratnatvi whose beauty was known as the jewel of Rajistan. Noble men from all over wanted to marry her, but one lower class magician named Singhia truly loved her and knew that nothing could ever come of his love because of their social classes.
So, Singhia cast a spell on some oil the princess’s maid was buying so that when Princess Ratnatvi touched the oil, she would fall in love with Singhia. Unfortunately, the princess saw Singhia perform the spell, so spilled the oil onto the ground forming a boulder which rolled to Singhia and crushed him. Before dying, Singhia cursed the palace saying everyone who lived in it would die.
While Bhangarh Fort is a big tourist attraction today, it is believed that the palace is haunted and is therefore unsafe after dark. Therefore, the Archeological Survey of India legally prohibit anyone from staying in the fortress after nightfall.
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