Kuldhara: India’s Haunted Ghost Village – Deserted Overnight in the 1800s
Introduction:-
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Kuldhara village is 20 km from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. It is popularly known as a haunted village. In the early 1800s, the rich Paliwal Brahmins left this village. The entire village became empty in one night. It is difficult to give any exact reason for the village becoming empty. There are many different stories of Kuldhara village becoming deserted. Families of the Brahmin group live in many different places, one of which is Kuldhara village. These people used to do business and farming. For the first time, Brahmins developed such a special system for irrigation that they could farm in the desert. At that time, this village was quite prosperous and happy. They progressed economically with this system. There is also mention of architecture in their houses and temples, which reflects their lifestyle. Despite having such a developed lifestyle, how can this village become empty overnight? This is a matter to think about. That too in a village where there are 400 to 500 houses. How can it be said? Where did those people go? What happened to them? And no one even knows about this, isn't this surprising? How can such a large number of people go somewhere without any attack or disappear without any news of them? Is it possible that some atrocities were committed against them? Because of the local ruler and the British government. The local king and the British government used to collect excessive taxes from them, due to which they had to leave the village. This village tells a different story. But something happened with this village, which remained untouched even from the pages of history. This turned a prosperous and happy village into a haunted village. Some historians believe that this settlement closed because trade relations had changed at that time. Or there was a drought, or some robbers captured this settlement. These Brahmins must have opposed him. So those robbers killed these Paliwal Brahmins overnight. But there is no written record of that time. Well, what happened at that time, nothing is known about it, but we know the story that is told about that time. Some people say that when a Kshatriya king wanted to capture this settlement, these Brahmins refused him. Then that king cursed this village and left. This village became empty. It is said that this village became empty that very night. According to a story, the peace of this village was disturbed when the king of that place captured the daughter of a Brahmin. He threatened the whole village that if the Brahmin did not give his daughter, he will destroy the whole village. Because they cannot snatch his love. When the people were given this harsh choice, they decided to leave the village rather than being insulted in this way. The Paliwal Brahmin had to leave everything overnight. He had to leave his house, land, everything. At this time, he cursed this land so that no one would be able to live here from today onwards. It is said that after that day, these people were never seen anywhere. Salim Singh, a notorious person from Rajasthan's past, is the center of the myths prevalent about Kuldhara village. It is said that he invited misfortune based on lust and power, due to which he became a bad man in the story of the village. There is not much historical evidence available about Salim Singh's role, but his name will always be associated with the tragic and mysterious end of the village. Kuldhara village attracts tourists who want to see these eerie ruins and want to know what happened to this village. Kuldhara village attracts people as a village. It is considered to be one of the scariest places in Rajasthan. And mysterious too. The silence of this village tells something else. It also tells the story of those people who used to live in that village. Many supernatural stories have been created around Kuldhara village for years and will continue to be created. People living around there say that strange incidents keep happening there. There is a strange fear in the air of Kuldhara village. Often shadows of people are seen there, and some voices and screams are heard. It seems as if someone is keeping an eye on them every moment. It is prohibited to stay in this village at night. Tourists are asked to leave this village as soon as it is evening. Because the atmosphere here becomes even scarier at night. Shadows of people and voices are heard and seen much louder. Paranormal activity increases so much at night that it can be difficult for common people to face it. To protect common people from any kind of harm, people are taken out of this village in the evening.
A young journalist hides somewhere in the village at night to solve the mystery of the night of Kuldhara village. And turns on his camera to capture the night scene. When the young journalist does not reach his hotel room at night, his friends start worrying about him. They fear that he might have been left in the same village at night. They prepare to go to the village to pick up their journalist friend. But the hotel manager refuses to let them go. It will be dangerous to go inside the village at this time. Even if he has stayed there at night, he will not be found alive. We will have to wait till morning. When they come to their room from the reception, they see their journalist friend inside the room. These people ask him, Where were you? We were worried about you; we were afraid that you might have been left inside that village. But he does not answer to anyone and keeps banging his head on the bed. They found his behavior a bit strange. But they could not do anything. They call the manager and tell him about him. The manager looks at him and says, he must have seen something inside the village at night. Hearing this, his friends start looking at his camera. But the camera is not in the room. Now they also understood that he must have stayed inside that village at night. The manager says he must have seen something there at night, due to which his condition has become like this. You do not leave him alone tonight. In the morning, we will show him to a tantrik. How did all this happen to him? Seeing their friend in such a condition, all of them stayed in the same room. The journalist keeps counting the hair on his head the whole night. Due to the hair getting plucked, blood starts coming out of his head. When his friends see blood coming out of his head, they stop him from plucking his hair. But he does not listen to anyone. When they try to tie his hands, he pushes them hard and jumps out of the window and goes somewhere. They run after him to find him. By then, it is morning. Even after looking, they do not see him anywhere. When they tell the manager about this, the manager says that now they will never be found. Hearing this, they get angry at the manager's words, and they stare at him. They report the disappearance of their journalist friend to the police. The police also searched the entire area to find him. But they do not find him anywhere. They go to that village to give the camera to the journalists. Nothing is visible in the camera. Only the sound is heard inside it. It was a horrifying scream. Such a sound that even the bravest of people would get scared after hearing it. The strangest thing is when they play the same sound again to hear it. That sound disappears. Perhaps that is why the mystery of Kuldhara village has not been revealed. There are many such stories about Kuldhara village. All these are the experiences of those people; there is no concrete evidence that can prove these things to be true. Whatever people have felt in this village, their experiences are different. There are many such things whose truth we could not know. Because there is no concrete explanation for them in history. There are many such things that are not in history, even after happening. But when you look at the timetable, the gap in between them will be understood. When so much was happening inside the country, what happened in the time between them? Good or bad, because at that time, there was political and social turmoil in the country. There is nothing about it in our history. Much of the information about our history is found in foreign history. Like Persia, Egypt, and the British. And maybe it could be some Muslim country as well.
FAQ:-
Q1: Where is Kuldhara located, and why is it famous?
A1: Kuldhara lies 20 km west of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. It’s famous as India’s most haunted village after its entire Paliwal Brahmin population vanished overnight in the early 1800s.
Q2: Why did Kuldhara get deserted in one night?
A2: Multiple legends circulate: an oppressive local ruler named Salim Singh, excessive taxes by the king and British, a forced marriage threat, or a tribal curse. No definitive historical record confirms any single cause.
Q3: Is Kuldhara really cursed or haunted?
A3: Visitors report hearing disembodied voices, seeing shadowy figures, and experiencing sudden chills. The government forbids overnight stays due to increased paranormal activity after dusk.
Q4: Can tourists stay in Kuldhara at night?
A4: No. Local authorities enforce a strict curfew—every visitor must leave before sunset to avoid rumored supernatural dangers.
Q5: Who was Salim Singh, and what role did he play?
A5: Salim Singh was a powerful noble in the Jaisalmer kingdom. Folklore blames him for attempting to marry a Brahmin girl by force, triggering the Paliwal Brahmins’ mass exodus and curse on the village.