Kuldhara Abandoned Village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan is one of the well known places in the country for its spooky and eerie aura which people love to tell over dinner or in leisure time. The myth around the Kuldhara village is quite well known and very well spread. Ask any of the neighbouring villagers and they will narrate the whole story like a professional with the exact pause and commas to make sure you are as much afraid as they are.
The legend goes that the Paliwal Brahmic used to residents in this village centuries ago. The prime minister of the state, Salim Singh had then fallen in love with the daughter of the head of the village. He had threatened the villagers of direct consequences if the lady wasn’t given to him. There was a huge council and the whole village was abandoned overnight. However this is not it, before leaving they set a curse on the village so that no one could live there after them, and they were nowhere to be found later on. However, this myth is contradicted by a plausible logical reason that the authorities of the state might have overburdened the poor villagers and they left the place to save themselves from such tyranny.
Anyone visiting the Kuldhara Abandoned Village feels an eerie sensation and cannot help but to feel a little bit afraid of the paranormal activities. There is another myth that those who have tried to spend the night or to settle there where either made to flee from there or were never found out. People connect these to paranormal activities as the people who went missing were recording their daily activities have went missing quite mysteriously too.
History Of Kuldhara Village
Kuldhara village was founded in 1156 by Jaisel Bhati atop the Trikuta Hill in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
The purpose of building a settlement in such a place was due to the reason that the original capital Lodarva was under the threat of attacks by the enemies.
The place around the Trikuta Hill had a smooth trade route with Persia and Arabia in the Middle East by land and also through the ports of Gujarat.
As a result, they used to earn handsome revenues due to levied taxes from the caravans who used to travel from these places to Rajasthan.
Subsequently, the invaders travelled from Afghanistan and used this route to plunder the wealth from Gujarat and the Somnath Temple in particular, that was known for its assets.
For protecting themselves from the attacks of the invaders, the villagers abandoned Kuldhara and its adjacent villages as men, women and children were being held captive by the intruders and enslaved thereafter.
Best Time To Visit Kuldhara Village
Rajasthan, for obvious reasons, remains extremely hot during one half of the year. So the ideal time to visit Kuldhara would be from October to March when the heat is a little bit less, and you can enjoy walking around in the desert without getting tortured by the sun.
How To Reach Kuldhara Village
The village of Kuldhara is around 18-20 kilometres from the main city of Jaisalmer. So while travelling in Rajasthan, when you reach Jaisalmer, you can take a cab from the city or hire rental care which will take you to the entrance gates of the haunted village. This site falls on the way to yet another famous attraction in Jaisalmer
