Kuldhara Village: a spooky adventure!

The abandoned village of Kuldhara in Rajasthan has its own story to tell! This more than 300-year old village, which is about 15 km west of Jaisalmer, was once a happy and prosperous village established by Paliwal Brahmins. According to a popular legend, the evil Diwan of Jaisalmer called Salim Singh had malicious intentions for the daughter of the village head (mukhiya). He desired to marry her by force and commanded the villagers to hand her over or bear the consequences. All the heads of about 85 villages gathered that night and decided to leave the village to save their honour. However, they cursed the place before leaving that no one will ever be able to live there afterwards. And till date, Kuldhara Village remains deserted. As per people living nearby, Kuldhara is now a haunt of ghosts and spirits.

This is the main entrance to the cursed village. There is an entry fee of INR 10 levied by Indian government. If you want to take your vehicle inside, you’ll be charged INR 50.

Guarding the gates of the village is this old man who is around 80 years now. He has been living around the village for about 40 years with his son and claims that the village is not haunted and everything is just a rumour created by some people to attract tourists. Well, God only knows the truth as the village actually had some supernatural feel!

Government of Rajasthan is working hard to renovate some of the old houses. A recently renovated house in Kuldhara.

Met another old man who was sitting casually on the porch of the village head’s (mukhiya) house. He urged us to go inside and explore the house on our own.

A staircase inside the house of the ‘mukhiya’, whose daughter was threatened by evil Salim Singh.

Some old wood work can still be seen on the ceilings of the house.

A view from inside the house. Though I don’t believe in supernatural existence but there was a weird breeze around that was quite uncomforting and saddening.

Labourers working hard during the day time as it's not allowed to enter the village after the sunset. Also in the picture is the old village temple.

These ruins do have an eerie feel! If you are a believer of supernatural stories, a visit to Kuldhara Village in Rajasthan is a must!