ABOUT BHANGARH:
Bhangarh (भानगढ़) is a village in India that is famous for its historical ruins. It is in the Rajgarh municipality of the Alwar district in the state of Rajasthan. Bhangarh is at the edge of the "Sariska Tiger Reserve". The modern village has a population of 1,306 in 200 households. Bhangarh is also a popular tourist attraction.
MYTH:
The Princess of Bhangarh, Ratnavati. She was believed to be the jewel of Rajasthan. On her 18th birthday she began to get offers of marriage from other regions (i.e. nobility). In Bhangarh lived a wizard, a magician well versed in the occult, called Sindhu Sevda, who was in love with the princess but knew that the match was impossible. One day Sindhu Sevda saw the princess's maid in the market and used his black magic on the scent she was purchasing so that upon touching it the princess would surrender herself to him. The princess, however, seeing the wizard enchanting the scent, foiled his plan by pouring it on boulder which crushed Sindhu Sevda. Dying, the wizard cursed the palace with the death of all who dwelt in it. The next year there was a battle between Bhangarh and Ajabgarh in which Princess Ratnavati perished. Legends says that there are ghosts of Sindhu Sevda and other locals in Bhangarh Fort and that is why entry is prohibited for tourists in the fort after sunset and before sunrise. The locals believe that the princess Ratnavati has taken birth somewhere else and that the fort and the empire of Bhangarh is waiting for her return to put an end to the curse.
Entry to Bhangarh is strictly and legally prohibited between sunset and sunrise. It's the only Legally Haunted location recognized by the Indian Government. A signboard posted by ASI (Archaeological Survey of India), which is a Government of India organization, specifies the instructions. While the board is written in Hindi, the instructions on it roughly translate into: "Entering the borders of Bhangarh before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited. Legal action would be taken against anybody who does not follow these instructions".
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