Bhangarh Fort

Fortress · Alwar

Bhangarh Fort

Fortress · Alwar

Rajgarh Tehsil, Bhangarh, Rajasthan 301410, India

Highlights

Explore the hauntingly beautiful ruins of this historic fort complex, where ancient temples and palaces intertwine with lush greenery and ghostly legends.

Rajgarh Tehsil, Bhangarh, Rajasthan 301410, India Get directions

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"This long-abandoned fortress, in a valley roughly 30 miles northeast of Jaipur, is considered one of the most haunted places in India. According to one story, a tantric priest fell in love with Ratnavati, a beautiful princess who lived at the fort. After Ratnavati spurned his advances, the priest cast a spell that prevented everyone in the fort and the surrounding village from being reborn. Another story tells of a sadhu, or holy man, ordering Ratnavati’s grandfather to build the fort without casting shadows over the sadhu’s own house (spoiler alert: Ratnavati’s stepbrother ignored the warning and built a towering addition; the entire town was soon destroyed). These two curses, as the legend goes, doomed the ghosts of the princess and her fellow villagers to wander the now-desolate settlement for eternity. Today, guests can still visit the fort's impressive ruins, though the entire area is closed to the public between sunset and sunrise – perhaps to give the ghosts some space." - Travel + Leisure Editors

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Kartikeya Saxena

Google

The fort is in ruins. From the top one can see the forest area. The complex is large and it would take around 1.5 hours to completely see it. Great place for history lovers. Nothing horror here as such.

Alex L

Google

Well worth the travel time from Jaipur to visit. Allocate 1.5-2 hours to walk the full site and explore the various buildings, temples and fortifications along with the palace ruins. Minimal other guests, plenty of peacocks, cows, monkeys and assorted animals roaming around. Felt like exploring a hidden fortress oasis or a deserted Pompeii. Skip the guides and just roam. Would benefit from dust bins so that guests do not throw garbage carelessly through the site

Arvind Yadav

Google

Good place to be at but you need 2-3 hours to see entire complex and temples around it. Guides are not worth as they just give very brief info about this which already there on internet and refuse to go inside main building. If any one is willing to go there then spare whole for this for.

Johan Solberg

Google

Amazing place. The fort itself and the ruins are not overly preserved so you get the feeling of visiting an ancient place with a lot of history attached. Easily accessible and parking is very easy. The only issue is that the locals feed the monkeys so you have an unnaturally large population of monkeys. I would not recommend to bring very small children or eat any form of food here. The monkeys were not aggressive, but you get approached the second you start eating any form of food. Overall a good place to visit. Only 4/5 because of the overfeeding of the monkeys.

DEEPAK GUPTA

Google

The place is marked as most haunted place in the world by Google. However, no such sign board at the place. Sighting common monkeys and langoors sitting together was amazing. Rest of the things are similar to any other fort.

Abhi

Google

Intron a tour guide there whom I met at the gate, we took good shoes and some light and warm clothes. There are a lot of things to see and this place is perfect for a day tour. We went there for 3 hours which was bit tight. There are a lot of things to see (temples, ruins, water bodies and watch tower at the top of the hill) The monkeys are chill and didn’t bother us. The view from the top of the castle is pretty epic and a small hike from the enterance. I hope people littered less. There are some local food and drinks stall outside the castle enterance (prices are reasonable). I didn’t see any ghosts though but the place felt strange.

MTH Nikunj Rathi Films

Google

One of the beautiful fort of India in my opinion, I have visited many forts in the country but this fort is really unique with beautiful lush green surroundings. You can feel ancient vibes here, you need around 3-4 hour to explore fort completely. There are many beautiful temples in the fort. Totally worth visiting ❤️

Sid Somani

Google

Rated as India's most haunted place, this 500 year old city is worth visiting. The bazaar, temples, palace and other structures - all have interesting stories. Must visit if you are visiting Sariska, as it's very close by. You can get a guide after entering the premise.