KULDHARA - An Abandoned Ghost Town In India
A little over 20 kilometres to the west of the desert town of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, lies Kuldhara.The Kuldhara village was originally settled by Brahmins who had migrated from Pali to Jaisalmer region.These migrants originating from Pali were called Paliwals.
It was once a prosperous village now nothing but an abandoned old site?
In an era of powerful kings and ministers, about 200 years ago, Kuldhara was home to the Paliwal Brahmins. It was during this time that Salim Singh, the Diwan of Jaisalmer, known for his debauchery and unscrupulous tax-collecting methods, set his eyes on the beautiful daughter of the village chief. The Diwan was absolutely hell bent on having the girl and he told the villagers if they came in his way he would levy huge taxes on them.
Fearing the wrath of the Diwan, the residents of the entire village fled one dark night, leaving behind their homes and everything within them. Kuldhara was abandoned by its very own people. No one saw the thousand-odd members of the village leave. For generations now, no one knows where the Paliwals have resettled. All that is known is they cursed the town when they left – that no one would ever be able to settle down in Kuldhara again.
That curse stays true till date because the town is barren and uninhabited.
Indian Paranormal Society’s Gaurav Tiwari, who died on 7th July 2016 claimed to have recorded odd goings-on in Kuldhara.
“We have collected significant anomalies and evidence to suggest that there is something really going on in Kuldhara, which cannot be explained by a simple scientific theory,” said Gaurav Tiwari, the founder of the Indian Paranormal Society.
Incidentally, Tiwari died under mysterious circumstances at his home in Dwarka, New Delhi, this month, a few weeks after he spoke to Weekend Review for this article, and investigations into his death are under way.
BE SAFE WHEN YOU VISIT KULDHARA.
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