Our guide would often start his stories with "I'm telling you now."
And he immediately started with the construction story. Raja Bhagwant Singh had the fort built in 1573 CE. The fort was the residence for his youngest son, Madho Singh. "I'm telling you now, there were a lot of dancing girls here."
We passed the ruins of multiple structures, well, temples, an elephant stable, and long row of what used to be 2 story attached buildings. The lower level was the store where they sold goods, jewelry, and food while the second floor was the living quarters for the shopkeeper. Dozens of kilometers of tunnels run beneath the fort and grounds. One tunnel led from the fort to the top of the nearby hill where the wizard lived.
I'm Telling You Now
The story of the haunted for began with a wizard, Sinhai, who knew black magic. His home sat atop the hill overlooking the fort. Sinhai fell in love with princess Ratnavati. One day, Ratnavati went to the market to buy perfume. Sinhai convinced one of Ratnavati's maids to give him a bottle of perfume. He cast a love spell on the perfume hoping that the princess would use it and fall in love with him. Ratnavati found out and threw the perfume on a rock, which flew onto the wizard crushing him. Before he died, he cursed the fort and all the people that lived there.
Our guide said an earthquake happened that night killing tens of thousands of people. Other online accounts say a war started within a year. Whatever the story, there are tens of thousands of ghosts there.
And, regardless of the origin story, villagers and people from all around flock to the fort to give offerings to the tens of thousands of ghosts who live in the fort.
Absolutely no one is allowed in the fort after dark for anyone who enters dies. The tunnels are sealed because people who explore past sunset die.
"I'm telling you now, on Saturdays and special occasions, the fort glows. All of the animals leave - monkeys, bats, birds every night before dark. All leave because of the ghosts."
Langur monkey
Remains of the bazaar; street with 2-story market stalls
Quarters for the dancers
Market street
Village remains
Banyan tree
Our Heritage is Our Glory
Temple
Bhangarh Fort
Bhangarh Fort
Bhangarh Fort
Offerings left by villagers paying their respects
Offering site
Viewing hall - King/prince sat on a chair in the middle circle. This would have been covered at one time.
Villager praying in the fort itself
Bats
Toque monkey
Wizards house on top of the hill
Wizard/squirrel
Temple
Building still intact - not damaged from the earthquake
One of the outer walls/gates
Fort guards
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