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This collection is from one yahoo web group which contained collection of haunted places across India, though a small version, it fascinated me a lot so I collected it for future reference and of course there is no mention of copyright or its violation anywhere. We all know that Ancient India was very much known for the unusual happenings occurring at many places. When I started searching for such places if they still existed in today's world or not and whether there is any such mis-happenings occurring now also, I was overwhelmed to hear about such places and really dug deep to know more about them. Bhangarh - The most haunted place in India Bhangarh is a place on way from Jaipur to Alwar city in Rajasthan state of India. Today Bhangarh is known for its ruins where nobody dares to stay after sunset. The local folks say that due to a curse the whole town was vacated overnight. According to the story of the curse, if the town was ever rediscovered the township would not be found, but only temples would show up. True to the story only temples dot the landscape and even far up on the mountains only shrines can be seen. It is said that nobody returns from there who stays after dark. By the Government of India rules there has to be an office of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) beside every historical structure in India. But even government authorities did not dare to open an office there. They opened their office about one kilometer away from the ruins of Bhangarh. Even this office is close to a temple because of this myth. ASI has put a signboard at Bhangarh saying, "Staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in this area." People who visit this place out of tourist interest say that there is a strange feeling in the atmosphere of Bhangarh, which causes sort of anxiety and restlessness. It is said by the local villagers that whenever a house has been built there its roof has collapsed. It seems to be true because inside Bhangarh all the houses are without a roof and even at the closest village where people reside, they still have roofs made of straw but not bricks. By the Government of India rules there has to be an office of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) beside every historical structure in India. But even government authorities did not dare to open an office there. They opened their office about one kilometer away from the ruins of Bhangarh. Even this office is close to a temple because of this myth. ASI has put a signboard at Bhangarh saying, "Staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in this area." Several stories support the legend relating how the city came to be destroyed. Some seems true while some just rumours. In the first half of the 17th century, Madho Singh of Amber built his capital here with the sanction of an ascetic Baba Balanath, who meditated there, but not without his dire prescription: “Look my dear chap! The moment the shadows of your palaces touch me, you are undone. The city

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This collection is from one yahoo web group which contained collection of haunted places across

India, though a small version, it fascinated me a lot so I collected it for future reference and of

course there is no mention of copyright or its violation anywhere.

We all know that Ancient India was very much known for the unusual happenings occurring at many

places. When I started searching for such places if they still existed in today's world or not and

whether there is any such mis-happenings occurring now also, I was overwhelmed to hear about

such places and really dug deep to know more about them.

Bhangarh - The most haunted place in India

Bhangarh is a place on way from Jaipur to Alwar city in Rajasthan state of India. Today Bhangarh

is known for its ruins where nobody dares to stay after sunset.

The local folks say that due to a curse the whole town was vacated overnight. According to the

story of the curse, if the town was ever rediscovered the township would not be found, but only

temples would show up.

True to the story only temples dot the landscape and even far up on the mountains only shrines can

be seen. It is said that nobody returns from there who stays after dark.

By the Government of India rules there has to be an office of Archaeological Survey of India

(ASI) beside every historical structure in India. But even government authorities did not dare to

open an office there. They opened their office about one kilometer away from the ruins of

Bhangarh. Even this office is close to a temple because of this myth. ASI has put a signboard at

Bhangarh saying, "Staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in this area."

People who visit this place out of tourist interest say that there is a strange feeling in the

atmosphere of Bhangarh, which causes sort of anxiety and restlessness.

It is said by the local villagers that whenever a house has been built there its roof has collapsed.

It seems to be true because inside Bhangarh all the houses are without a roof and even at the

closest village where people reside, they still have roofs made of straw but not bricks.

By the Government of India rules there has to be an office of Archaeological Survey of India

(ASI) beside every historical structure in India. But even government authorities did not dare to

open an office there. They opened their office about one kilometer away from the ruins of

Bhangarh. Even this office is close to a temple because of this myth. ASI has put a signboard at

Bhangarh saying, "Staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in this area."

Several stories support the legend relating how the city came to be destroyed. Some seems true

while some just rumours.

In the first half of the 17th century, Madho Singh of Amber built his capital here with the

sanction of an ascetic Baba Balanath, who meditated there, but not without his dire prescription:

“Look my dear chap! The moment the shadows of your palaces touch me, you are undone. The city

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shall be no more!” In ignorance, Ajab Singh, one of the later descendants in the dynasty, raised

the palace to such a height that the shadow reached the forbidden place. Hence the devastation.

A second legend tells of a tantric battle waged between the lovely queen Ratnavali and that wicked

sorcerer Singha Sevra, whose chhatri can be seen on the top of the hill. Desperately, he tried to

trap her in his magical web, and failed every time, as the queen herself was a past-mistress in

the tantric art.

The last battle took place on the day when the queen losing eventually her temper, transformed a

glass bottle containing the massaging oil into a big rock and flung it towards the hill-top, where

sat the devil. In vain he tried to stall this glass missile. It was too late. Sensing his imminent

death, concentrating all his powers, he spat his dying curse: “I die! But thou too, thou Ratnavali

shall not live here anymore. Neither thou, nor thine kin, nor these walls of the city. None shall

see the morning sun!” I suspect, it was after all, the demon who had the last laugh! The night was

spent in hastily trying to transfer the palace treasures to the new site of Ajabgarh. In the

morning came the tempest levelling everything to the ground.

Thats Bhangarh in Rajasthan which is the most haunted Place in India as per Archeological Survey

Of India. “STAYING HERE AFTER SUNSET IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED” is written on the board

at city entrance…………

Roopkund – The Mystery of the Skeleton Lake

Roopkund is a place in Uttarakhand state of India and it is the location of about three to six

hundred skeletons at the edge of a lake-Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas.

In 2004 a team of Indian and European scientists set off to the location to gain more information

on the skeletons.The team uncovered vital clues including jewellery, skulls, bones and a preserved

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body. DNA tests on the bodies revealed that there were two groups of people, a short group

(probably local porters) and a taller group who were closely related. Though the numbers were not

ascertained, it is believed that three to six hundred people perished. Radiocarbon dating of the

bones also accurately pinpointed the time period to be in the 9th century predating the earlier

inaccurate tests. After studying fractures in the skulls, the scientists in Hyderabad and London

determined that the people died not of disease but of a sudden hailstorm.

With landslides in the area, some of the bodies made their way into the lake. What is not

determined was where the group was headed to. There is no historical evidence of any trade

routes to Tibet in the area or any places of pilgrimage.

Tucked into the remote corners of the Himalayas at an altitude of 5,029 meters (16500 feet) ASL

in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Roopkund holds a mystery that has intrigued generations of

myth busters. Better known as ‘The Skeleton Lake’ ever since a park ranger came across a mass

grave containing around 300-600 skeletons. Following this awesome discovery of 1942, the skeleton

abode of Roopkund has generated a phenomenal sensation. A remote and un-inhabited frozen lake,

which requires a four-day trek to reach from the nearest locality, has become a hotspot for

studies and speculations recently.

Carbon dating processes conducted on these skeletons have revealed them to belong to any time

between 12th and 15th century. On a primary level, it was assumed that the deaths were caused

by some form of natural disaster like a blizzard, landslide or an epidemic. However, still today

controversies galore among locals, anthropologists and sociologists on this topic.

Some went ahead to mystify the deaths with fictional possibilities and creating folklores out of it.

Others suggested multiple causalities of the skeletons being those of wandering Tibetan traders

who had lost their way, royal pilgrims, people committing ritualistic suicides, vanquished army etc.

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More recently in 2004, a team of European and Indian scientists sent by The National Geographic

Channel visited Roopkund to carry on with the probe. Their research has unearthed interesting

hints and information. Part of their findings includes anthropological treasures like well-preserved

corpses, jewelry, bones and skulls belonging to the dead.

By conducting DNA tests on these bodies the experts have found that the dead belonged to two

different teams. One team is marked by the shorter stature of the skeletons while the other is

significantly taller. The first group is thought to be of local artisans while those belonging to the

second group were possibly members of the same clan, like porters.

A fresh set of radio carbon dating was carried out on the bodies to reveal that the previous dating

had come up with incorrect chronological data. The dead are ascribed a new 9th century date. The

scientists of London and Hyderabad examined the skulls closely to find out fractures, which they

deem to be the result of an abrupt hailstorm. The hails were unusually large in volume – about the

size of a tennis ball each!

No wonder that anyone exposed to such a calamity in a mercilessly open Garhwal Himalayan plain

were doomed to be perished. The raw air and icy hail blasts contributed to their holocaust. It is

speculated that more than one landslide has struck Roopkund ever since the massacre. This has

served in burying some of the bodies inside the lake – the ones that are still found intact,

preserved under ice.

Even if the dating and possible causes behind such tragic death have been hinted at, the mystery

continues about a different aspect of the Skeleton Lake. It still puzzles experts to think about

where these people were going. Roopkund was never a historically significant region and no traces

of any trade routes have been found to Tibet nor could it possibly be a site for pilgrimage to

attract large groups of people.

However, the documentary ‘Skeleton Lake’ made by the National Geographic Channel has countered

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this assumption. The film claimed that Roopkund was the venue for the Garhwali religious festival

called ‘Nanda Jaat yatra’ held in every 12 years. A procession consisting of a newborn four-horned

ram considered the familiar of a Goddess starts from the nearest village and heads towards

Roopkund.

Coming back to the Skeleton Lake riddle, probably the skeletons were those of the devotees

participating in such a mass procession centuries ago. The folklores say that a certain king had

participated in this religious ‘yatra’ with his company of female dancers. This had offended the

Goddess Nanda and she vented her rage by bringing down the snowstorm at the hapless revelers.

Such accounts might sound mere fairytales, but it is quite possible that at least the taller bodies

were of royalty and the short statured bodies scattered everywhere along Roopkund were of local

porters – all killed by a destructive hailstorm. Whatever may be the reason of their death – no

one still knows what lead so many people to take such an arduous journey so many years ago.

Excerpts from Mid-Day

Neighbors swear that these properties take on a new dimension after sunset. There are places in our city

that could inspire the likes of the Ramsey brothers and Ram Gopal Varma, whose names are synonymous with

celluloid mystique and horror. Stepping into the twilight zone, Sunday MiD DAY investigates the phenomena

of the supernatural, which allegedly exists in the heart of this concrete jungle we call home. Apparently, we

are not alone.

With no intention to spread superstition, we provide our list of 12 of Mumbai's Most Haunted. own, the

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unexplained in the city's twilight zones

Case 1

Over 16 years, a spacious, uninhabited bungalow, in the bylanes of JVPD scheme and in the neighbourhood of

many Bollywood stars including the Big B, is being gradually reclaimed by the elements of nature. An array

of imported cars gathering dust in its compound, a mass of vegetation and thick undergrowth now cover the

prime property worth crores.

Neighbours swear that the property takes on a new dimension after sunset. The chirping of birds, the only

residents of the bungalow, reach a crescendo and what follows is an abrupt silence and the presence of an

eerie energy.

Neighbours further claim that the owners of the bungalow, which is now under government custody,

apparently vanished into thin air after they were accused of pilfering money from a public limited company

they had floated.

Case 2

Numerous water wells of Mahim which never run dry, are not only a Mecca for the water tanker operators,

but also a source of forbidden mysteries.

With water tankers parked on the either side of a lane, right behind the Paradise cinema, lies a building

called Ram Sakit and in its compound is a sealed well, supposed to possess the spirit of old lady Sulochana

who met her watery grave on the very spot, over 20 years ago. "I knew the lady, who was in her fifties and

hailed from a Maharashtrian family. It was around 10 am when she stepped out to wash her clothes and

slipped into the well and died," claims an old resident adding that the entire neighbourhood believes she still

appears during Amavasya and vanishes in the morning.

The belief is said to be so strong that a person called Richard, who claims to be the landlord, carries out

exorcisms of laying flowers on the well everyday, to mollify the spirit, which is said to not be malicious in

nature.

Case 3

In less than a kilometer radius of the Mahim railway station, lies the dreaded Nasserwanj Wadi, where no

local likes to venture after midnight. "Don't venture inside or you will get possessed. Don't expect any one

from the area to come and help you," warned a group of ladies standing near the gate as this reporter

approached the wadi (old settlement) compound.

Folklore has it that the property once belonged to a Parsi gentleman called Nasser, who was brutally burnt in

a cabin close to a well inside the compound. "The gruesome murder was committed around 16 years ago, but

the Parsi landlord still takes his daily stroll over here after midnight, keeping a watch on his property. He is

known to torment anyone who crosses his path," alleged Francis, a resident.

Francis confessed that moving out of his house was a total taboo for him and his family and they always

kept a crucifix and slept with a light on. "More than seven people have lost their lives here, within a span of

one year after the Parsi landlord died, so we concealed the well under a pile of rubble. But this has not

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really helped," he alleged.

Case 4

Eight months ago, in a scene right out of Omen, a huge, black dog appeared out of nowhere and made the

second floor corridor of a building in Santa Cruz (W), his permanent home. His uncanny presence coincides

with the death of a lady, simply known as "second floor ki bhabi", who committed suicide after a tiff with

her husband.

The dog simply doesn't budge from his place; he just sits there quietly. But every night, he lets out a series

of low frequency howls and a veiled lady appears and strolls in the corridor. Next, the silence is broken as

the building lift mysteriously comes to a standstill on the floor, as if on command, casting ghastly shadows

from its tube light.

"The veiled lady never harms anyone, but has all the neighbours scared to death and they refuse to even

speak out her real name. You just have to be in the building at midnight to feel her presence," alleged 23-

year-old Nadeem Sheikh, a local resident.

Case 5

A famous South Bombay hotel is supposed to have a friendly ghost in the form of its original architect.

Folklore has it that the Frenchman, who created the blueprints, went off on a trip to his country in 1903.

On his return, he was stunned to find that the hotel frontage had been made in the reverse direction, and

committed suicide. His ghost is still believed to manifest in the old wing, but has never bothered anyone.

Case 6

Close to the Pawan Hans quarters, near the Juhu aerodrome is a century old peepal tree, which residents

claim is the home to a 20-year-old girl called Salma who poured kerosene and set herself ablaze for no

apparent reason in 1989.

Her presence was so strongly felt that a resident called Anthony D'Souza, a devout Catholic, built a

Hanuman mandir to protect residents from harm after he was apparently guided to do so in a dream. "On

special nights, the girl can still be seen running, with her clothes still on fire and disappears into the tree,"

claimed Mehboob Sheikh, a local resident.

Case 7

In the backyard of SNDT, Girls College, Juhu are a few dilapidated structures, once used as staff toilets

by the gardeners and other menial staff workers. Residents of the neighbouring building swear that post

1.30 am, sounds of a teacher thrashing her students can be heard clearly.

"First the lessons start, and the teacher can be heard reciting mathematical tables, invariably followed by

thrashing sounds and the wails of children. It's been practically heard by everyone in our building and goes

on till the wee hours of the morning," alleged Riyaz Ansari, a local resident.

"Once, out of curiosity, we formed a group of 10 boys to investigate the phenomena, but found only an eerie

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emptiness. By the time we reached back home, the cries from the structure had restarted and no one has

ever dared to venture out there again," added Riyaz.

Case 8

With mangroves on either side, a narrow strip of road, which leads to Marve and Madh Island is notorious

for many automobile accidents. It's said that a lady in full bridal attire, seen especially on full moon nights,

distracts the drivers, which leads to the mishaps. Dozens of uncharacteristic sightings have been reported,

not only by locals, but by staff of beachfront hotels who return from late night shifts.

The trick, they say, is to not look directly in to the mesmerising eyes of the beautiful lady and to just

ignore her. Legend has it that an unknown bride was brutally murdered on her wedding night and her body

dumped in the isolated mangroves over 25 years ago. The spirit is apparently still on the lookout for the

culprits.

Case 9

In the dead of the night, it requires sheer guts to cross the dimly-lit Aarey Road, which connects Goregaon

to Powai. Danger lurks not only from the leopards who come down from the National Park to feed on easy

prey, but also from the paranormal.

The spirits, which seldom attack the locals, are known to target only outsiders, especially rickshaw drivers

who would rather take a longer route to reach their destination than risk this terrain. A strange old man in

white kurta pajama is known to hire a rickshaw. Within a span of 15 minutes, the man disappears into thin

air, leaving the driver under a strange state of hynopsis.

Said one driver who was 'struck' by the spirit, "I felt as if I was surrounded by a flowing water body and

was helpless. Covered in perspiration, I was vaguely aware of being approached by another man, who slapped

me to get me to my senses."

Case 10

In the heart of IC colony, Borivali is an open garden plot so dreaded that no child has played here for the

last 30 years. Old residents claimed that a gardener committed suicide here after fearing he would lose his

job when the property changed hands. Said to be so possessive of the land, the gardener allegedly targets

any child playing on the property, which is now covered in undergrowth.

Case 11

The mango groves surrounding the LIC colony at Borivali add a strange mystique to the quiet area. But it is

the tall water tower, surrounded by huge boulders, known as the 'reservoir', which emits a creepy energy.

Residents make it a point to never go near there alone. Those who have, complain of giddiness and vomiting,

beyond the spectrum of medical science that vanished within a week.

Case 12

Moving across the newly completed Jogeshwari Link Road stands a row of pink buildings, said to possess the

spirit of an airhostess who was allegedly murdered in her second floor flat. Residents say that soon after

her death, the company flat was allotted to another airhostess, who encountered a weeping lady on the

terrace one day.

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On enquiry, the sobbing lady stated that she was unable to go home, as the flat she was residing in had

been occupied by someone else. When asked for details, she quietly pointed her finger at the same flat

where the new airhostess resided, before vanishing in to thin air.

Ghosts or not, all these 12 places are said to have an unexplained energy... believe it or not if you will, but

fiction overrides fact in these Mumbai 'haunts'.

Five Haunted Spots in Kolkata

The National Library: Located at Belvedere Road, it is known for its rare collection of books. But the

residence of the former Lieutenant Governor of Bengal has a more eerie side to it.

"The footsteps of the Governor’s wife can still be heard," said Ria Gupta, who goes to study there.

The posts of the night guards also keep changing. Most of them do not want to be put on the night shift.

"They have seen apparitions," said Tarak, a taxi driver.

The guards did not want to talk about their experiences as they feared they would lose their jobs.

The new building at the library has another story to tell. At the time of its construction, some of the

workers met with an accident and died on spot. It is now believed that their spirits linger on. Two

eyewitnesses told Kolkata Mirror that they have seen black images fading in front of their eyes. Both fell

sick four days later.

Staff members at the library deny that it is haunted.

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South Park Street Cemetery: The graves mostly bear British names in this cemetery. Opinions on whether it

is haunted or not remains mixed. Kolkata Mirror did not experience other-worldly when visiting the

cemetery, which was built in 1767. Park Street then was on the periphery of the city and was a suitable

place for a graveyard.

"I’ve never come across a ghost," said the guard.

It did not take long to find someone who had. Sarathi Bhattacharya gave Kolkata Mirror permission to use a

photo he had taken at the cemetery in 2007.

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"I went to the cemetery with a couple of friends in August 2007. We were wandering around, clicking

photos. When we checked the photo a few days later, I saw a weird shadow in front of the lens shaped like

a fist. Loads of people have tampered with photos, but this is for real. It wasn’t any of our arms," he said.

That was just the beginning. "Weird things started happening to us after we stepped out of the cemetery. I

blacked out and started vomiting in the middle of the street. The guy who clicked the photo had an

asthmatic attack at the same time – and he’s not even asthmatic! There were more problems but I can’t talk

about them for personal reasons," said Bhattacharya.

Hastings House, Alipore: The old residence of the Governor-General at Alipore on 20 B Judges Court Road is

now the campus of Calcutta Women's College of Calcutta University.

The students have different reasons to label it as an eerie place. Many claim to have seen a shadowlike

horse-drawn coach entering the compound. Rumor has it that, the ghost of Hastings walks into the building

and looks for some valuable papers he had lost. But an eyewitness has a dissimilar anecdote to share.

Keeping her in anonymity, she said that the spirit of an adolescent boy haunts the place. While playing

football with his friends on the grounds of the institute, the ball hit the boy with force to his chest and he

died on spot. The rest of the friends left him there and ran away. Since then nobody plays there, as they

feel that the spirit of their friend is still waiting there. "After evening I don’t enter the campus because I

saw a woman who was possessed. It was horrible," claimed the eyewitness.

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Rabindra Sarovar Metro Station: This metro station is yet another busy spot of Kolkata. Many suicide

attempts have been made in this station.

Since many suicide and accidents have taken place in this station, people say that this place has something

creepy and mysterious about it. Some even believe it to be haunted.

"Many suicide cases has taken place in this station, I have even heard that people who take the last train

having eerie experiences," said Gopal, a shopkeeper outside the station.

There are even rumours about the station that during late evenings ghastly shadows of figures are seen.

Authorities denied capturing eerie footage on CCTV cameras.

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Writers’ Building: The Writers’ building’s name is related to the fact that it happened to be the residence

for the junior writers of the East India Company.

There are gigantic rooms in this building, which are vacant for several years now, and it is heard that ghosts

dwell in these unoccupied rooms.

"I have been selling fruits in front of this building for 19 long years now, and I have heard many horror

stories about it," said Shubhash, a regular fruit seller.

It is suspected that even the most elderly party officials fear to stay put in the office after dusk. They do

not even dare to sit back for a cup of coffee or tea in the evenings. Many even say that different kinds of

unusual sounds are heard inside the building in the late evenings.

"I have heard the sound of someone crying late at night," said Tapas (name changed), another vendor.

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Magnetic Hill – Leh

The "magnetic hill" is located on the Leh-Kargil-Baltik national highway, about 30 km from Leh, at a height

of 14,000 feet above sea level. On its eastern side, flows the Sindhu, which originates in Tibet and goes to

Pakistan.

A group of journalists, visiting Leh to cover the Sindhu Darshan festival, were surprised when they had a

first-hand experience of the hill.

The local administration has put up a billboard near the hill, stating that if a vehicle is stopped at a

particular spot on the road and the engine is switched off, it will not slide down but move up.

When the Swaraj Mazda in which the journalists were travelling reached the particular point with the ignition

switched off, the vehicle actually started moving upward at a speed of more than 20 km. Considering it to

be a mere fluke, the journalists made the driver take the vehicle back to the same point. The same thing

happened again. The exercise was repeated several times with the same result.

Magnetic Hill

A hill near picturesque Leh has magnetic properties which attracts metallic objects, making vehicles move up

at a speed of about 20 km per hour with the engines off.

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Leepakshi - The Floating Pillar

Veerabhadra temple in Lepakshi is located near Anantapur which is 15 km east of Hindupur in the Anantapur

district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India. Bangalore is the nearest large city.

The most famous pillar of Veerabhadra temple. Called the Aakaasa Sthambha (floating pillar), it hangs

suspended! One can pass a cloth between the underside of the pillar and the floor. It is rumoured that the

British (when they were in power) were fascinated by this pillar as to how it can be in a 'suspended' state.

Leepakshi near Hyderabad is a quaint destination located not too far from the capital city of Hyderabad.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, Leepakshi near

Hyderabad is also one of the most fascinating historical cities in the country, which is steeped in oodles of

cultural heritage.

Leepakshi near Hyderabad is a part of the Anantapur District of the state, and lies 14 Km to the east of

Hindupur. Leepakshi near Hyderabad is archeologically an important place in the country too. This is so

because Leepakshi near Hyderabad is a treasure house of all things ancient. You will find numerous carvings

and all other sorts of relics scattered all over Leepakshi near Hyderabad. However, most of the relics

unearthed from Leepakshi near Hyderabad date back to the era of the Vijayanagar Kings. So Leepakshi near

Hyderabad is basically a Vijayanagar Art rich place. The murals, carvings, paintings and other architectural

specimens are worth more than just a dekko.

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However, Leepakshi's biggest claim to fame is its Leepakshi Temple. Built sometime during the 16 th

century, the Leepakshi Temple is renowned for the Nandi or the white bull which Shiva rides. This nandi is

the largest of its kind anywhere in India; and, of course, anywhere in the world too. The Leepakshi Temple

is replete with numerous beautiful and spectacular carvings and murals. Leepakshi also has a spectacular

Anantha or the coiled seven hooded serpent. The USP of this Anantha is that it has been chiseled out of a

single piece of stone. Also, the Leepakshi is known for its Panchalingas. All these, and a lot more, makes

Leepakshi near Hyderabad what it is and the way it stands. So going for an excursion to Leepakshi near

Hyderabad from the city would be a good bet, which will leave you with memories of a lifetime

Now all the Pillars look tilted!!

So many experiments were conducted to find out whether the pillars was really suspended in the air or not

and as a result of which all the other pillars of the temple became tilted one way or the other.

Pune – Shaniwarwada Fort

Pune – Shaniwarwada Fort – When Peshwas ruled the western Indian province, Narayan the heir of the

kingdom was assassinated on his uncle Madhavrao’s wife’s orders. Narayan was chased by his assassins across

the entire fort. It was said that while running for his life he called “Uncle save me”, and even today locals

say that they hear his cries for help at midnights on new moon day.

Meerut – GP block

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Meerut – GP block – It has been always seen that 4 guys are sitting inside the house with a single candle

lighted and drinking beers. It happens to be most common sight for people passing through that area but few

person also added that even they have seen girls in red dress coming out of the house. The house is double

stored and people have seen the scene happening on the roof top. People have left moving through that place

now.

Raj Kiran hotel - Lonawala – Maharashtra

Lonawala – Maharashtra – Raj Kiran hotel – Reports of bedsheets being pulled off and continue to be pulled

even after the guest is woken up. This room is in the corner and at the backside of the reception on the

ground floor itself.

Hyderabad – Ramoji Film City

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Hyderabad – Ramoji Film City – It is a big film city in Hyderabad,(like universal studios) the hotels in Ramoji

film city are haunted. They say that the film city is built on war grounds of the Nizam sultans. Witnesses

report the lights kept on top keep falling off, the light men- who sit with the lights on top have been pushed

so many times and many have had grievous injuries. The food left in rooms also gets scattered around the

room and strange marks are left on the mirror, some script…. resembling Urdu…the language spoken by the

sultans. Girls are the ghosts’ favorite to haunt. They trouble the girls so much, they tear their clothes,

knock on the bathroom doors while the outside doors are locked. They create havoc. Many preventive

measures have been taken to prevent hauntings……but of no use…they keep coming back after sometime.

Techno Park - India

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This is an experience of a Technopark employee who passed through the Technopark back gate road (

University campus road).

She explained her strange experience; this is what she had to say to

“I work for a private firm in Technopark. Due to some work yesterday, I was held back and my return home

was delayed.

Around 9:30pm, I started from office on my scooter and passed through the back entrance road

(Karyavatom – Thripadapuram road). I chose this road b’cos it was recently tarred and was a better and

smoother road and I was afraid of taking the Kazhakootam road due to fear of hooligan activities that had

occured recently.

As soon as I passed out of the back entrance, a jeep hurried towards me from the opposite side and applied

brakes suddenly. Luckily I could maintain my balance and was not thrown out from my scooty.

When I crossed the first hump on the road, the current went out and it was completely dark. There were no

lights from the nearby houses and the silence coupled with the cloudy atmosphere added to the fiery night.

The little light in my scooty helped me propel to my target. I accelerated my vehicle. Suddenly I noticed

something moving in front of me some few meters away, somewhere near to the right turn in the road. I

applied the brakes of my vehicle as it turned out to be a completely strange thing. It had the height of 2

persons mounted on each other and was fatter than a normal person. A dark blanket covered the whole

‘thing’ and it was moving (floating) towards the University road. As soon as the thing went out of sight, I

rushed away on my vehicle with little life in my body.

Later i explained this shocking story to family, but they wouldn’t believe..”

What do you think? While we still argue that this is the 21st century, the digital world, can we neglect such

real life incidents and experiences of many folks? This is not the first time we have heard about such

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experiences at the Technopark back gate. As many people say, Karyavattom Campus road is a haunted place,

that area is said to be a sensitive place, as described in history.

The Hymavathi pond is considered as one of the haunted places in Karyavattom campus. after this report an

expert group, experienced in tracing out and researching in haunting and haunted places made a detailed

study, and here is the report:

We had a detailed coverage of that area for our Google Maps and few other applications.

What we found was the pond was thickly surrounded by bushes and trees except at one place.

No one felt any presence of paranormal activities, variation in energy levels or vibrations.

Also our cameras, sound detectors, magnetometers failed to detect any kind of unusual activates in most of

the areas.

Well except the magnetometer shows quite strange readings at a particular area located just by the side of

the pond, the Hymavathi Pump house, and an abundant settlement about 100 m behind the aquatic house.The

white lines represent the path we took

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