Bhangarh Fort: Mysterious Haunted Fort in Rajasthan, India - Manju Farswan Blog

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Friday, 24 February 2023

Bhangarh Fort: Mysterious Haunted Fort in Rajasthan, India

Bhangarh Fort is a historical fort located in Rajasthan, known for its eerie reputation as one of the most haunted places in India. Built in the 17th century, the fort has a rich history and architecture, but it is also surrounded by legends and myths of curses and ghostly apparitions. According to the legend, a sorcerer cursed the fort after he was killed by the princess he was in love with. The fort's haunted reputation has made it a popular tourist destination, but visitors are prohibited from entering the fort after sunset and before sunrise. Despite its spooky reputation, Bhangarh Fort remains an intriguing and fascinating historical site.

 Preface

This one is for the journey to the unknown, unexplored with no google maps, no roads and not even a touch of human beings. Yes, it is about the journey to Bhangarh. Sometimes, journeys are adventurous than the destination and this one is about that only.

With all the excitement to explore the horror territory we penned down to Bhangarh, Rajasthan, for this time and trust me the journey was also the same scary that we imagined for Bhangarh.


Planning the Journey

While searching for the ways to reach there we got to know that the best way is to go there by roads only. Train connectivity is not too good being in a very interior part of the country.

Bhangarh Fort Rajasthan

The Journey Itself

With a well chalked out plan, I searched for Bhangarh in Google map, set it and off for the trip. We started our journey 6 in the morning with a time line to reach there latest by 12 noon. The plan was perfect as the distance from Delhi was only 255km and we are very comfortable to drive this distance. The entire Rajasthan was surrounded with the Aravali Range and give a mesmerizing view. I was so happy about it that my excitement got uncontrollable. I even forgot that with interior part, comes some different challenges as well.

Bhangarh Fort

It was a nice and quick ride till we reached Rewari. We decided to take a quick break of 15-20 min. and then drive the rest of the distance. After having our chai (tea) and biscuit we started from the dhaba. From here, we must follow the google map intensely as now starts the interior part of Rajasthan.  The road condition is not very good and there were very less road sign boards as well. In this condition following the map is the best thing.

When you are on road journeys, you learn the most important lessons of life. And when you are traveling to unknown/untouched locations, then it gives you more opportunities and learning lessons. And Bhangarh took a fair share of it.

Bhangarh Site

Sweet and Sour Experience of the Trip

Once we crossed Rewari, the challenges begun. With no mobile networks, no roads, and not even human beings we were now in the middle of nowhere. Only a few villages and the distance between them are not marginal at all.

Once you cross Beror the road conditions get worsen. There is around 5 km stretch which does not have roads as well. It was only small stones and dust – this is the road, that’s it!! This 5km took almost 2 long hours to cross as speed is something that cannot be risked. Because there will be no mechanic also if any breakdown needs to be addressed.

Bhangarh Fort

Road Maps Ahead

By now, we were completely baffled. No human beings mean no food, no water, nothing. And remember we only had tea because we planned to have our lunch at Bhangarh!!

After that stretch was crossed, by now I saw a small sign board “Gola Kaa Baas”. We got a bit confused with this name as google map did not show any name like this. However, I can see that the direction that we are following by map was same as the sign board was. This saved our soul.

In this entire journey, you can see the magnificent view of Aravali Range which definitely a food for a traveler’s soul. I always admired the foot hills and this one took my heart away.

Once we reached Shahpura, now we can see some ruins of forts along with the Aravali Range. Here onwards, we can see some tiny small villages so few lives as well. By this time, we were completely hungry. But no dhabas here (forget about any good restaurants). These are very small hamelets and after crossing, the situation is again the same.

By this time, we can see “Gola Kaa Bass” a very prominent road sign and we followed it blindly. Google map is, of course, showing the same route, however, the name it is showing is Bhangarh.

A Sign of Relief

Bhangarh Fort Entry Gate

Once we reached “Gola Kaa Bass” we saw the first signboard of Bhangarh. A big sigh of relief for both of us that finally, we are going on right direction. From here, it is another 5 kms that we have to cross, but the roads are the best!! One cannot even drive 30km/hr as well on this kind of roads and when we urban people who drive almost triple the speed in our daily lives.

Finally, we reached our destination at around 3:30 in the afternoon. At the entry gate, we got to know that the gates are open until 5pm in the evening so we decided to visit the fort and then only find something to eat.

Temple inside Bhangarh Fort

Mesmerizing fort View

Inside the premises, at the entry gate, there is a Hanuman temple. Locals mentioned that nobody is allowed to stay inside the fort at night due to its horror stories. There are many stories famous and one of them is the story of a tantrik, who cursed the king and his family and from then onwards, everything here finished.

Bylanes of Johri Bazaar

After you cross the temple, there are few small temples, a big ground and a market known a Jauhari Bazaar. As per the stories, this is the place where the Tantrik saw the Princess whom he wanted to marry. And when the princess rejected his proposal, he tried to kill her. And when that plan also failed, he cursed the entire empire for destruction. And till now, life is not possible here.

After crossing all these we reached the main Palace of the fort. It was in a completely ruined condition, with no maintenance and proper care.  Though it’s almost finished, there is a lot to explore inside the Palace. The rooms of Princess Ratnawati was huge, a big Puja room and so on. We reached the top of the Palace and enjoyed the beauty of it.


By the time we came out of the fort, it was 5pm and we now were so hungry that we started searching for some food. Luckily, we discovered a small food joint, opened recently on the way back to “Gola Kaa Baas”. We enjoyed some piping hot tea with Poha which was worth waiting.

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