The most haunted places in India that probably inspire India’s horror shows and movies!
The most haunted places in India that probably inspire India’s horror shows and movies! – Part 1
The mysteries of the unknown have intrigued us so much that our life now revolves around ghost stories!
Movies like Khooni (1946) began the popular ghost culture in entertainment. Eventually, the horror movie genre picked on and famous Indian horror movies like Mahal, Bees Saal Baad, Gumnaam, Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi, Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche, Krishna Cottage, Bhoot, Khooni Panja, Bhayaanak Mahal, Raaz, Bhool Bhulaiya, 1920, Shaapit, Ragini MMS, Ek Thi Daayan, Darna Mana Hai, Pari, etc. amongst others intrigued audiences with stories of haunted homes, palaces with lost treasures and most importantly a ghost that lurks around those places to hunt and kill you!
TV shows of India weren’t far behind! Indian horror shows like Zee Horror Show, Aahat, Saturday Suspense, Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat, Mano Ya Na Mano, Fear Files, Darr Sabko Lagta Hai, Kuldeepak, etc. too left no effort toattach history or twisted mysteries to real-life events and brand the script as haunted.
But, here is the catch! Do you know where these supernatural stories are really inspired by? There are many places in India that are reported to be haunted and that seemingly have an eerie and bloody past.
Here is a list of real haunted places in India that are bound to make you scream like hell! Please proceed at your own risk and enjoy!
Kuldhara – Rajasthan
The village of Kuldhara was established in 1291 by the Paliwal Brahmins. Their main occupation was agriculture. However, this village is now considered as deserted ghost village that hasn’t been inhabited since the 1800s since it is said to be cursed by the villagers who abandoned this place overnight despite having lived there for over 7 centuries!
The folklore around the place reveals that around 1825 AD, all inhabitants in the Kuldhara village and 83 nearby villages vanished overnight when Salim Singh, a wealthy yet pompous minister of the state offered to marry the daughter of the village Sarpanch (chieftain). If the Sarpanch refused to comply, Singh threatened to levy huge taxes on their lands. To protect the girl’s honor and to escape the wrath of Salim Singh, the entire village was emptied along with inhabitants of the adjoining villages. However, no one saw them migrate to other lands, they simply vanished overnight! It is also said that the villagers cursed this land so that no one would ever try to inhabit this land.
The Lambi Dehar Mines, Mussoorie
The mines are considered haunted since a million workers died here coughing blood due to improper mining conditions. Many accidents and unusual deaths have been reported here after the incident.
Sanjay Van (near Qutb Institutional Area) – New Delhi
Sanjay Van is a huge forest area in Delhi which is spread over 784 acres along the picturesque Aravalli hills. This place is considered highly haunted as people have claimed to spot many ghosts here. This probably due to the presence of a cremation ground near that area and many mausoleums within the forest. There are two very famous ghost sightings here. One is of a female ghost who is draped in a white sari who constantly gestures people to give her a lift at night. If you refuse to comply and speed away, she will chase you at the speed of light and is normally seen floating in the air. Other times, she is in the middle of the road and people claim to have ridden through her spirit. Another ghost famous here is that a saint walks along an illuminated path where someone (possibly a ghost) lights candles in the night under the foliage. People believe that it is the spirit of 14th-century Sufi saint Hazrat Sheikh Shahabuddin Ashiqallah whose mausoleum is situated in the backyard of the forest. Many other ghosts are also reportedly seen here to the number of unclaimed bodies found in the forests; mostly murder victims whose bodies are dumped here.
Savoy Hotel, Mussoorie
Apparently, a lady called Lady Garnet Orme was found dead under mysterious circumstances in one of the rooms of the Savoy hotel in the hill-station of Mussoorie. People believe that she was poisoned to death and since then, guests staying there, hotel attendants and passersby complain of a lady who walks across the hallways of the hotel and strange noises emanate from the room where she was allegedly murdered. The room is now considered one of the most haunted destinations in India!
Towers of Silence, Mumbai
The Towers are a Parsi cemetery in the Malabar Hills locality of Mumbai. Parsis generally leave the bodies of their dearly departed on the rooftop of these towers that are later fed on by vultures and other birds of prey. It is believed that spectral forces emanate from the cemetery that causes weird paranormal incidents in the Grand Pararri Towers building close to the cemetery.
Jamali-Kamali Masjid, Delhi
The Masjid is adjacent to the Qutub Minar and the Qutb complex which houses the tombs of various Muslim rulers like Iltutmish, Alauddin Khiliji, Balban, Adham Khan,etc. Stories of Jinns reside within the walls of the Masjid Jamali- Kamali is rife here. In Islamic culture, Jinns are supposed to live within a parallel universe to humans and they tend to harm humans if they come in contact with any living being. Nope, the Aladdin genie was a friendly Jinn. People say that they see weird apparitions here ranging from lights, growling beasts and other paranormal beings.
The most haunted places in India that probably inspire India’s horror shows and movies! – Part 2
Tunnel 33, Barog Train Halt, Shimla
It is the longest tunnel (considered as one of the straightest tunnels in the world) situated on the Shimla-Kalka railway stretch near the Barog Train Halt. It is said that a British engineer named Captain Barog who was given the task of completing this tunnel failed to complete in time and was fired. He got so depressed that he went into the tunnel and shot himself. Since then, the tunnel is said to be visited frequently by his ghost.
Bhangarh Fort – Ajabgarh, Alwar, Rajasthan
The 17th Century Bhangarh fort is dubbed as one of the most haunted places in India. It is so spooky that visitors are not allowed to visit this place at night. Only the GRIP team led by now-deceased paranormal investigator Gaurav Tiwari investigated this place at night and they did find some weird readings on their investigative devices. The story about this place is that some magician called NK Sinhai fell in love with the princess of Bhangarh called Ratnavati, and intended to cast a spell on her to make her his paramour, but failed to do so since the princess killed him by pouring his enchanted potions on a boulder upon finding about his sinister plans. The boulder had crushed the wizard to death. It is said that the magician before dying had cast a spell so ghastly on this place that it immediately led to the downfall of Man Singh to the Mughals and the murder of all the inhabitants of this fort.
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Campus, Ahmedabad
Apparently, the A3 wing of this campus is haunted. A peon who discovered this phenomenon was found unconscious later. A student here reported seeing a spooky woman in a lift but later on, he became mentally disturbed and hasn’t spoken a word since then.
Jatinga Village – Assam
The Jatinga village is infamous for its unexplained phenomenon of sudden bird suicides. Apparently, most of the migratory birds visiting the area drop dead on the moonless nights of September and October each year at about 06:00 p.m. to 09:30 p.m.! The village is inhabited by about 2500 people who consider it a curse by the Gods. Apparently, this mass suicide occurs only within a one-mile radius of a 600 square meter strip of land. Scientists attribute this to the lights in the village which apparently make the birds dizzy, but it hasn’t yet been proven.
House Number W-3, Greater Kailash, Delhi
Apparently, this place was inhabited by an elderly couple who were murdered in cold blood here. The house is now in ruins, but people passing by this plot report of strange voices and muffled laughter emanating from this area. People avoid going near this place at night.
Three Kings Church, Goa
This Church (Our Lady of Remedios Chapel) is located in the Cansaulim village of the Mormugao taluka in South Goa. It is known as the “Three Kings Church” because the state of Goa was once inhabited by three Portuguese kings who always ran into disputes over who would rule the region. One of the kings, King Holger Alvunger, got tired of all this nonsense and invited the other two kings for a supper feast (now known as“The Feast of Three Kings”) in the church. King Holger brutally poisoned other two kings and later committed suicide when the locals found out and dethroned him. The locals buried all three bodies in the church. Since then, it is believed that the premises of the church is haunted frequently by the vengeful souls of the kings, and there have been numerous sightings and strange activities reported at this place. It has also been investigated by the GRIP team of Indian Paranormal Society. It is believed that the spirits of all the three kings roam around on the premises.
Kakardooma Court, New Delhi
Thecase is so famous that people do not visit the Karkardooma Court Complex at night to avoid running into a very violent ghost. CCTV camera grabs show very spooky and unexplainable events occurring in the office rooms at night where a ghost is shown flinging things inside the offices, computer terminals randomly going on and off, papers flying about, doors getting slammed and cupboards falling down. Many people who frequent this court attribute it to the people who jumped to suicide from this building after failed verdicts against them.
Ramoji Film City – Hyderabad
Many paranormal incidents keep being reported from this place which is considered as one of the biggest film cities in the country. Stage lights falling off, spot boys being pushed off their stations, food getting scattered all over, mirrors with strange marks appearing on them randomly, and many girls have also reported an invisible force tearing their clothes off while some ghost keeps knocking on their washroom doors even when the hotel rooms are locked. Many preventive measures have been taken to check such incidents, but they are still happening.
This is a very tiny list of the most haunted places in India. If you have experienced any kind of paranormal activity at these places or if you know some other haunted stories, please do share in the comments.
