5 Mysterious Places You Can Visit In India

India has been known worldwide for its hidden mysteries. Some of these mysteries are unexplored until today and others only a few have been lucky enough to experience.

India is a land full of diverse cultures and geographical diversities. Each culture and civilization that existed has left its mark in the form of some mysterious monument, structures, and legends associated with it.

A trip to one of these breathtakingly mysterious destinations can add a zing to your trip to India. Come along as we would take you through the list of some of the best tourist destinations with mysteries associated with them.

# The Bhangarh Fort

Rajasthan is home to many places with mysteries and legends associated with them.Even then most of the Rajasthan Tour Packages will not include this destination in their itinerary. Bhangarh Fort is situated in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The fort is located at the foot of Aravali hills near a village called Gola ka Baas. It is about 235 km away from Delhi and around 88 km away from Jaipur International Airport.

The gothic fort of Bhangarh is rated as one of the best mysterious places to visit in India. The fort is believed to be constructed in the 16th century by King Bhagwat Das for his son Madho Singh. Entry in Bhangarh is prohibited from sunset till sunrise.

According to the locals, the fort is considered to be cursed and inhabited by ghosts. It is believed that Madho Singh’s granddaughter and Chatr Singh's daughter Ratnawati was the beautiful princess of Bhangarh.

# Shani Shingnapur

Shani Shingnapur village is situated in the Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra. The closest airport is Aurangabad Airport which is around 90 kilometers from Shani Shingnapur. It is one of the strange places to visit in India as none of the houses in the village have any doors.

The villagers believe that Lord Shani will protect them from any thefts and whosoever attempts a theft will be punished by Lord Shani.As per the mythological beliefs of the villagers about 400 years ago a black boulder was found at the banks of the Panasnala River by a shepherd.

It is believed that the shepherd has a dream that night where lord Shani stated that the black boulder was his idol and it shall be established and worshiped in the village so that he can protect the inhabitants of the village.

# The Haunted Tunnel No. 33 of Barog

Barog is situated at a distance of 65 km from Shimla which is one of the prime tourist destinations included in Himachal tour packages. Train Trip from Kalka to Shimla is one of the most sought after experiences by tourists.

The trip is about 95 km inclusive of many eye-catching bridges and tunnels. Barog tunnel also referred to as Tunnel Number 33 is the longest tunnel on this track from Kalka to Shimla. It takes about three minutes for the train to cross this tunnel.

This three-minute crossing has turned to be a spooky experience for some of the tourists as the tunnel is associated with a tale of misery and despair. British Army Colonel Barog was given the responsibility of constructing the tunnel but he was unable to finish the construction of the tunnel within the given timeline.

# The town of Twins, Kodinhi

The village is around 30 kilometers away from the main Malappuram. This is considered to be a very popular attraction due to the occurrence of an unusual number of twin births. Due to this unexplained phenomenon, it is also referred to as the “Twin Town”.

This town is one of the strange places to visit in India as once you would enter this village you would quickly notice that almost everyone in the village has a double. This village has more than 200 pairs of twins and a few sets of triplets as well. To utmost surprise even when the women from this village are married to men in other villages they still give birth mostly to twin babies.

The scientists have speculated that it can all be attributed to some specific chemicals present in the water of village Kodinhi. No concrete rationale has been provided through any research to explain this phenomenon. It would still be interesting for those looking for some mysterious adventure.

# The scary Aleya Ghost Lights of West Bengal

The Marshlands of West Bengal is for its own version of mysterious occurrences. These swamps can be scary at night, imagine them being accompanied by spooky colorful lights in the dark. This has been a common phenomenon occurring in the swamplands of West Bengal and has been observed by many fishermen.

There have been several incidents wherein; the fishermen lost their way due to these lights. Some of them even lost their life and died mysteriously due to these lights. These lights are also known as the Aleya lights and they can be really scary to witness at night.

The locals believe that these lights are the spirits of fishermen that died in the swamps and are stuck there. It is believed that those who followed these lights are drowned by the spirits of dead fishermen.