The Top 7 Haunted Places in India

Adventures That Will Make You Sick At India's Scariest Locations

Do you have any interest in paranormal phenomena? While the majority of people make every effort to avoid paranormal encounters, a sizable portion of us deliberately seek out the excitement of being surrounded by the fascinating unknown. Even though the existence of ghosts and spirits has been hotly contested for many years, we fully base our findings on our own personal experiences.

There are several haunted locations in India, and each one has a terrifying history or legend attached to it. In addition to strange locations like courtrooms and classrooms, they also feature abandoned villages, closed mines, desolate forts, and eerie hotels. If you wish to go above and beyond in your hunt for paranormal events, consider the following:

The Top 7 Haunted Places in India

1.Tunnel no 33 , shimla kalka train route 

2.Charleville mansion, shimla

3. Malcha Mahal, Delhi

4. Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan

5. Ghost village, kuldhara, Rajasthan

6. Dow hill, kurseong, west bengal

7. Doll house, kolkata 

1. Tunnel No 33  Shimla Kalka Train Route   

     

 Every hill town has a few ghost stories to tell. Why that is is a little mysterious. The hills' physical characteristics, the silence and darkness that surround them, or the literary ghosts that each author has bestowed upon them, rendering them immortal?

Thus, it should not be surprising that Shimla, also referred to as the "Queen of the Hills," has a good number of haunting tales. One of them is the tale of Tunnel No. 33, which is adjacent to Barog Railway Station.

According to the legend, Colonel Barog, a railway engineer, was given a deadline to build a tunnel in the area in 1898. Workers began implementing the strategy after doing several calculations, some of which may have been errors. His plan was to have the workers begin at opposite ends of the tunnel, meeting in the center to complete the tunnel.

But after much digging and boring, the workers were unable to meet in the center. Colonel Barog was sacked from his employment and penalized by the government maybe because the mission could not be finished due to his errors in judgment. The workers were incensed as well. He became overwhelmed by the shame and humiliation and lost control of himself.

He shot himself to end his suffering while out on a routine nighttime stroll with his dog and died there. His remains were laid to rest near the unfinished tunnel as a tribute to him. Locals claim that he never left the area and that his ghost still wanders the streets.

Colonel Barog's ghost is rumored to frequent the tunnel where he engages in conversation with unknowing bystanders. It is also claimed that the authorities attempted to lock up the unfinished tunnel, but the lock was always found to be broken.

Even if Colonel Barog's ghost may not meet the definition of a scary ghost, the story itself is rather unsettling. Chief engineer HS Herlington finished the tunnel after shifting it a kilometer from its original location. Perhaps the image of a ghost loitering, tormented by an unfinished duty, accurately represents the human condition and our reluctance to let go of our mistakes.

2. Charleville Mansion Shimla 

we've been walking you through some of the spookiest locations in India as part of our series on haunted locations, from the eerie Karkardooma Court in Delhi, which has a video proving the office is haunted, to Surat's Dumas Beach, a black sand beach where ghosts are rumored to prowl at night. There are several tales concerning various locations in India. Earlier this week, we told you about Shimla's Tunnel No. 33, which was built amid a haunted legend (see the full story here), and this week, we tell you the story of Charleville Mansion, Shimla

Even Rudyard Kipling mentions this Shimla home in his book My Own True Ghost Story. The story goes that in 1913 when Victor Bayley was appointed the Assistant Secretary of the Railway Board, he moved to Shimla with his wife. The low rent attracted the couple to the Charleville estate. Still, they were unaware that the previous resident, an army officer, had fled the estate due to poltergeist activity at another location there: the Charleville Mansion.

According to the legend, the owner locked up one of the top rooms since there was more poltergeist activity there. But the next morning, to his astonishment, the chamber was in utter ruins. After this occurrence, he left the mansion. While the couple spent a year living in Charleville Mansion, they didn't really encounter anything weird; however, their housekeeper did.

The staff once met the couple at the mansion when they were out for a dinner party. He went upstairs to investigate since he had a strange feeling that someone was in one of the rooms. unbeknownst to him, someone had just entered through the locked door. Now, isn't it a creepy tale? Once the couple departed the mansion, an Indian man bought it and renovated the property. People still see it as one of India's most haunted locations.

3. Malcha Mahal Delhi

Delhi's Most Haunted Building, Malcha Mahal, is a Historic Structure That Is As Spooky As It Can Be (Image Credit: So Delhi)

The Complete Malcha Mahal: People who have a natural curiosity about ghost stories and strange encounters will find that Delhi has a lot to offer. The capital city has several haunted locations that draw tourists because of their eerie atmospheres, and believe it or not, you won't be let down. The Malcha Mahal in Chanakya Puri is one of the ancient sites in the city that drew our interest. The location has a lengthy history of serving as the home of the self-declared royal family of Oudh.

History of Malcha Mahal: In the 1970s, Princess Wilayat Mahal, the last Nawab of Awadh's great-granddaughter, traveled to Delhi with her two children, fifteen dangerous dogs, and seven servants. Before the government gave them permission to move into the Malcha Mahal, a former hunting lodge without doors or power that they intended to refurbish, they spent about eight years waiting in the first-class waiting area at New Delhi Railway Station.

Mysterious Location Malcha Mahal: The Malcha Mahal story is quite captivating. There is no doubt that the family had no desire to interact with the outside world. Guard dogs and ominous signs warning that "Intruders will be gunned down" served as evidence of this. For more than 30 years, the Wilayat Mahal has been off-limits to the general public. After Prince Ali Raza passed away in 2017, the ancient stone palace became a popular site for paranormal researchers. 

Near Malcha Mahal, a Terrifying Aura: Several people have reported witnessing flashing lights in the middle of the night around the Malcha Mahal area. This might be because some people believed the family to be supernatural entities from folklore.  On a weathered signboard that reads: "Trespassers Are Warned," it says:

4. Bhangarh Fort Rajasthan

The majority of people think Bhangarh Fort is haunted, and many stories add to the mystique surrounding Bhangarh. The Archaeological Survey of India forbids people from visiting the Bhangarh Fort at night since it is thought to be a hotbed for paranormal activity and entering the fort after sundown would require great bravery.

The most well-known of the many Bhangarh legends that the people like hearing is about Emperor Madho Singh, who established the city after winning the favor of Guru Balu Nath, an ascetic who used to meditate there. The saint gave his blessing under the condition that his retreat never experienced the shadow of the Emperor's palace.

If it happened, the city would burn to the ground. Once the building was finished, the palace unfortunately cast a shadow over Guru Balu's refuge. Bhangarh was cursed after earning the saint's anger and was never able to be rebuilt because no structures ever managed to survive there. It's interesting to note that the ruins still contain the tomb of Guru Balu Nath.

5. Ghost Village Kuldhara Rajasthan

Salim Singh, the ruthless prime minister of the state and a powerful and hedonistic figure, allegedly planned to marry the local chief's daughter forcibly. He threatened Hamlet with grave consequences if they disobeyed his request rather than doing as the dictator had ordered. After the Paliwals held a council, residents of 85 villages abandoned their ancient homes and vanished. Not only that, but they also cursed Kuldhara before they fled, making it impossible for anyone to ever live in their village. Almost exactly as its previous inhabitants had left it hundreds of years prior, the settlement; People who attempted to spend the night there allegedly had bizarre paranormal events frighten them away.

6. Dow hill, kurseong, west bengal

Dow Hill in Kurseong, the most haunted hill station in India, is around 30 kilometers from Darjeeling and the scene of several eerie incidents and legends. The small hill town of Kurseong is home to tea plantations, orchid gardens, forested slopes, and breathtaking views. It is also the site of a headless ghost, a death road, a haunted school, and numerous more real ghost stories. We give a quick description of a place in India where odd species are more common than elsewhere.

Dow Hill in Kurseong, one of India's most enigmatic locations

The Dow Hill is both beautiful and terrifying. Paranormal activity here never stops, day or night. Visitors can feast their eyes on the area's natural beauty and their ears on the terrifying legends surrounding the several haunted locations there.

7. Doll house, Kolkata 

Kolkata is renowned for being a city of joy. But did you know Kolkata has a sinister and unsettling side as well? You did hear correctly. The tales are endless if you view Kolkata through a ghostly perspective. But there is one that will make you tremble even in broad daylight and send shivers down your spine! Have you heard about Kolkata's eerie Putulbari dollhouse? This eerie doll home is known to almost all locals in Kolkata. Putul Bari is located near the Shobhabazar jetty and next to the Circular Railway track. 22 Hara Chandra Mullick Lane is the address of the haunting dollhouse. And if you're bold enough to ascend the steps to Putul Bari's eerie top floors, you might come away with a Red and White Bravery Award. Continue reading to learn more about the background of this spooky doll house in Kolkata.

Why Is It Called Putul Bari?

In Kolkata, Putul Bari has been designated a heritage building, yet its eerie past has not been forgotten. Rich Bengali Babus who handled the British readings in the city during colonial control utilized Putul Bari as a storage. Apparently, the owner of this warehouse had a lovely daughter who adored dolls. However, love became an addiction, and she filled the entire house with dolls. However, due to a mishap, the daughter died tragically, turning Putul Bari permanently into a ghost. The babus raped young women in the warehouse, according to a different Putul Bari legend. Later, they would kill the women to cover up their crimes. As a result of all this torture, Putubari was constantly plagued by those women's cries.