25 Mysterious Places in India

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An apparition that asks you for a lift, a place where hundreds of birds commit suicide,

lake full of skeletons, guards being slapped by a ghostseem like stories from a

horror mystery novel dont they? Believe it or not, these are occurrences that have

actually been reported. Some of the enigmas are decoded, some still remain mysteries

and others, for all you know are hearsay. hatever they are, it makes for an

interesting read.

1) The Aleya Ghost Lights: Seducing travellers totheir doom


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As if the dark and murky swamps of Bengal arent scary enough, there is also a

danger alert in line of paranormal activities. !here have been whispers that along with

the regular marsh beings, there are also mysterious Aleya "host #ights that lurk about.

Seducing travellers to their doom, they are said to $oom by and float above the land.

#ocals believe that these are the souls of dead fishermen. %ecently, a scientific theory

has surfaced suggesting these lights are gases formed by the decomposing organic

matter in the swamps. hen they emerge to the surface and get mi&ed with o&ygen,

o&idi$ation and ioni$ation effects bring about a dis'uieting glow in the air.


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2) Kongka La Pass: U! Sightings

!hose who believe in the reality of aliens would be glad to discover that there is a

place where ()*s are sighted. !he area in 'uestion is the +ongka #a ass, the

disputed land on the -ndo/hinese border.


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#ocals from both sides of the border happen to believe in the underground ()* bases

and have even reported them coming out of the ground. %emaining a case of enigma,

the entry here is restricted and tourists are not allowed.

") #ri$ %a$ #havan Palace: Getting sla&&ed 'y aghost


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-t is said that the guards at Bri0 %a0 Bhavan alace in +ota, %a0asthan were apparentlyslapped whenever they do$ed off on duty. hile the possible e&planation would be the

presence of a supervisor or a person of authority who monitored them, the truth was

that there was no living being in sight.

According to the beliefs, the man in action is a harmless ghost, 1a0or Burton. 2e was

murdered by -ndian sepoys during the 1utiny of 3456 while serving as the British

%esident of +ota. ith a cane in hand, the 1a0or is said to haunt this 364yearold

palace that is now a heritage hotel.

() Sa'rimala: elestial Lighting


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*n 37th 8anuary every year, during the revelries of 1akara Sankranti at Sabarimala

!emple in +erala, a rather mysterious phenomenon takes place. A kind of celestial

lighting has been spotted on one particular hilltop. 2indus believe that this is none

other than the act of #ord Ayyappan who asserts himself to bless his devotees.

2owever some state that the lighting is a manmade one. According to one theory, it is

said to be the result of forestdwellers who used to light up a lamp during this day.

And even after they left, this ritual continued to take place. !his theory is said to be

debatable though.

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-f you plan on going offroading in 1arkonahalli 9am at +unigal !aluk, a slight word

of caution. assing your bike through a certain ditch might cause it to stop altogether.

1any bikers recount this episode and claim that they had to drag their vehicle all the

way to Bangalore in order to get it working again. According to some, this ditch is the

very spot where an old lady was buried.

/) Living Tree #ridges o. herra&un$i: Un'elieva'leSight


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hat appears to be a scene out of a #ord of the %ings movie, the #iving !ree Bridges

of /herrapun0i, 1eghalaya, is 0ust what the name suggests. roviding a rather

mysterious and surreal sight, the rubber tree in 'uestion is said to have roots that go as

long as :;;; feet.


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And if you are wondering how on earth they got that way, the winding roots have

made their way along the slopes. As the trees cling to the higher areas of the

riverbank, they send their roots down to the riverbed. -t is said that over the ages,

humans have shaped them to aid as a natural bridge between the rivers.

0) ,umas #each: Getting lost and not in the niceay


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)amous for its back sand, 9umas Beach in "u0arat is said to infuse an ominous air.

!his is also a cremation ground where people gave claimed to e&perience paranormal

activities. Apparently, taking a stroll by the beach is not a sunny affair as you may

land up in some strange place.

!here have been reports of tourists missing in the past here. #ocals too warn people

not to venture this beach at night.

) +agnetic 3ill: ar Sli&&ing U&hill


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e are aware of a vehicle slipping down downhill, but can it actually go up the other

way around? !here is a hill in #adakh that is believed to be magnetic. -f by any

chance you happen to park your car and leave it on neutral on the road that climbs up


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the hill, it will ascend the steep road on its own at a speed up to >;kms per hour

opularly known as @2imalayan wonder, the place is rather talked about among

travellers.

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hat appears like the doings of some magic is actually said to be due to an opticalillusion. !he mountains, roads, and hills are placed in such a way that it appears as if

the area is an uphill terrain, but in reality, it is slightly downhill. 2ence, when a car is

left out of gear, it looks as if it is rolling uphill. hatever be the reason, there is no

denying the enigma surropunding it.

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4) 5atinga: #irds commit suicide
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hat seems to have come straight out of an Alfred 2itchcock movie, this

phenomenon is a rather depressing one. 8atinga village, 9ima 2asao, Assam is where

several migratory birds 0ust drop dead.

!his especially happens between pm to .:;pm on moonless nights during the

months of September and *ctober. Several theories have popped up regarding the bird

suicide happenings but none have managed to be accurate.

16) 3ide7and7seek #each: %are Phenomena

-magine an entire beach appear and disappear in a matter of one day. #ocated in

*rissa, the /handipur Beach is also called the 2ide =andSeek Beach due to its nature.

*n one occasion you may witness the water and on another, do not be surprised if you

witness nothing but /asuarina trees and sand dunes.

!his happens as the sea water ebbs around 5kms during low tide and resurfaces to the

shore during high tide each day. hatever the reason, the phenomenal is rare indeed

11) Skeleton lake: ase o. +ystery


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#ocally named as the 1ystery #ake and rightly so, this high altitude glacial water

body lies in an uninhabited place in (ttarakhand. !he lake is shallow and when the

snow melts, several human skeletons are said to be visible. hen this was discovered,

various wooden artefacts, iron spearheads, leather slippers and rings were found too.


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!here were many theories looming around. -nitially, they were believed to belong to

the 3thcentury, later it was alleged that the skeletons were an effect of mass death

during th/entury A9. Cational "eographic dived into the matter as well andsuspected that some of the bones still had flesh on them. /reepy

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*m Banna, an avid bike lover was on his way during the elections to meet some

people on his Bullet bike. Dn route, he met with an unfortunate accident and passed

away. !he cops sei$ed the vehicle and put it in the police station, only to discover that

it was missing the ne&t morning. After a few searches, they found it at the same

accident site. Dven after placing the vehicle back, the incident repeated again.


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-t was believed that the late owner himself rode it there. !oday, they have built a

temple in that location in his memory where people come to worship him as theaccident preventer. Another interesting fact, some of the devotees actually offer

@Bullet Beer to him. !his place is located >; kms before ali city, in %a0asthan.

1") #hangarh ort: ursed 'y a -i8ard


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A :;;km drive from 9elhi, Bhangarh )ort is known as one of the most haunted

places in -ndia. 1any paranormal activities are said to occur here. -t is alleged that

people who stay at this place post sunset are never to be found. hen here, you will

stumble upon a board of !he Archaeological Survey of -ndia stating that no one is

allowed to stay in the fort before dawn and after dusk.
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!here are different legends to this place. *ne alludes that there was a sage named

Baba Balanath who resided in the fort area. -t was a demand that the houses built onthe fortress ground should not be taller than his house and cast a shadow on his house.

-f so, he would call upon the doom of the fort town.


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Another theory involves a wi$ard who was in love with a princess and was versed

with black magic. 2e tried giving her a potion to make her fall in love with him. !he

princess however saw through it and threw the bottle on a boulder that rolled down

and crushed him. Before his death, he put a curse on the Bhangarh saying that nobody

would ever be able to live here. Soon after, the fort was invaded by the 1ughals and

all the 3;,;;; people living there including the princess were sacked.


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1() Gadikal: A&&aritions on a %ock

)or those who have travelled through "adikal in /hikmagalur at an untimely hour, the

story ahead has been a mysterious and chilly e&perience indeed. Somewhere along

the way, there is a sharp (turn with a rock in between the road. hat appears to be

people sitting on the rock on closer inspection are apparitions.

#egend has it that one uneventful day, a bus had lost control and ran into the rock.

!here were some people waiting here who got killed in the accident. !hese are the

same people who are seen sitting on the rock.

1*) Kuldhara: ,isa&&earing 9illagers

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)or 5 centuries, the villagers of +uldhara were said to live in harmony. !hen, on one

night, they 0ust left all of them. !his strange act has been a source of mystery for a

long time. After all how can around 35;; residents disappear like that?

Earious interpretations have emergedF some say that they did so to flee from an

oppressive landlord and others mention about a lovestruck young couple. !he tale

states that the father of the girl was an important man in the village and did not

approve of the alliance. hatever the cause was, nobody knows where they went to.

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-t is believed that the villagers cursed the land before leaving. !here were some who

tried to live here but were said to have met with a brutal death. !oday this village

remains abandoned, only alive in stories.


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1/) Loktak: !nly loating slands in the -orld

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!he #oktak #ake in 1anipur offers a mysterious and spectacular sight. !here are large

circular clusters of vegetation that float on the surface. !ermed as the only )loating

#ake in the world, the formations GphumdisH are made of vegetation, soil and organic

matter. !his place has been a case of interest and fascination among many.


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10) ,o 3ill: 3eadless #oy ,isa&&earing in the-oods

ith towering trees that let little sunlight seep through and a misty air that looms

large, 9ow 2ill, +urseong makes for an ideal backdrop in a horror movie. hats

more chilling is the apparition of a headless boy disappearing into the woods.


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2e is said to be travelling from the road and vanishing into the density of the forest.

#ocals have claimed to have strange sightings and e&periences. -t is also believed that

anyone who comes across the spectre commits suicide due to depression. !here have

been many murder cases here too.

1) Agrasenki #aol: 3y&notises Peo&le to ommitSuicide

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Agrasenki Baoli on 2ailey %oad near /onnaught lace has a rather gloomy story to it.

According to the tales of the locals, the structure belonged to the 37 thcentury and was

constructed by 1ahara0a Agrasen.

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hen the Baoli started dipping from its heydays and losing its appeal, it mysteriously

got filled with black waters. !he foreboding li'uid was said to hypnotise people andlure them to commit suicide here.


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14) ,elhi antt: Lady in -hite Saree Asks .or a Li.t

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!his may sound like a stereotypical tale that you would recite on a moonless night to

scare people. 2owever it is alleged that at an unearthly hour, when you make your

way through the isolated and lush area of 9elhi /antt, you encounter a lady clad in a

white saree.

She asks for lifts from motorists and knocks on doors of cars passing by. Speeding up

your vehicle would not help since she is said to match up to your speed. Stopping the

car is not a wise option either

26) Khooni ;adi: A %iver That Sucks Peo&le n

#ike the name suggest, the +hooni Cadi is where some une&plainable occurrences

take place. !he water body flows across %ohini in 9elhi. -t is believed that anyone

who enters the river gets sucked inside by a mysterious force. !here are several who

have lost their lives here and the reason is still unknown.

21) 3imalayas: 3ome to


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ho can tell what lurks in the uninhabited mysticpeaks of 2imalayas? )or long,

abnormal beings have been said to reside here. !his includes a Jeti, the snowman

monster who dwells in the 2imalayas of !ibet and Cepal.
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eople who have traversed here have witnessed strange happenings like red snowfall

with red spots scattered all over the ice. 9ue to the ardours terrain, there have been

many who have passed away in a desire to reach the summit. )olks from the -ndian

Army too have reported sceptre visions of dead climbers and soldiers.

22) #anni Grasslands %eserve: Strange ,ancingLights


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Banni "rasslands %eserve in the %ann of +utch lends its own charm. Since centuries

locals have claimed to have spotted few mysterious dancing lights. #abelled as /hir

Batti, they are alleged to be as fierce as a mercury lamp and can apparently change

their colour into blue, red, yellow to a pear shaped moving ball. Sometimes they arestill and other times they move at a fast pace.

!here have been visitors and soldiers who complained that these lights seemed to have

followed them. Scientists refute paranormal activities here and believe that the

occurrences are due to o&idation of methane from the marshes.

2") 3anging Pillar: Tem&le om&le> Stands !n The

Pillar


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#ocated in the Anantapur district in southern Andhra radesh, the hanging illar of

#epakshi is a mystery indeed. Built in the 3thcentury temple of stone in Ei0ayanagar

style, you can actually swipe a piece of cloth or paper midair that separates the

ground and the pillar.


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As a matter of fact, a curious British Dngineer tried to figure out the secret of its

support, conse'uently dislodging it a bit in the process. Some believe that the entire

comple& stands on the pillar.

24) Kukkarahalli Lake: Anonymous Figure Sitting on the

Back Seat

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Bikers who have crossed +ukkarahalli #ake, 1ysore during late hours of the night

send a warning. )or some une&plainable reason, the engine stops working till the

entire stretch is passed. *r worse, if you are a lone rider, you might 0ust e&perience

someone sitting on the back of your bike

25) Jamali-Kamali Masi!: Shrill "ries in the #ight


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According to tales, two noble Sufi saints named 8amali and +amali were buried at this

mos'ue in 9elhi. hat would have otherwise been a tran'uil place of worship was

said to be troubled by some 0ihns who haunt it.

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eople have claimed to undergo some strange occurrencesF some have been slapped

by invisible hands while some were chased by the wind. Jou can also hear cries in the

night which is why the mos'ue is always avoided post sunset.

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