Kuldhara near Jaisalmer has a very strange story. It is believed that in the early 19th century there were 84 villages around Jaisalmer. The Paliwal Brahmin community which lived in these villages were farmers by occupation and were at the mercy of the king and his diwan (chief minister) for their taxes and peaceful livelihood.
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| The Ruins Of Kuldhara |
About 400 odd years ago
when the diwan was making his tour through the villages he saw the daughter of Kuldhara chieftain, who was drawing water from the well. She was a damsel of grace and beauty. He lusted over her and approached the chieftain to take her as his wife. The chieftain could not accept this proposal since the diwan was a married man with many vices. He requested the diwan a days time to think it over and answer him.
The villagers knew that they had to choose between surrendering the girl to the lecherous diwan or continuously be tormented by him. The courageous farmers took a unanimous decision - to abandon their homes and leave the villages overnight.
The locals say that they left behind a curse that anyone who lives on these lands would perish.Thenceforth these villages are uninhabited; Kuldhara has the most deserted look with heaps of bricks and dusty lanes. The ruined structures and the ghostly silence makes this place aptly called the “Haunted Village”.
The unity in the villagers decision and their unknown mode of the mass migration within the short period has left many puzzled till date. No one knew where they had moved, it is only a belief that since they were of Paliwal community they had moved to a place near Jodhpur called Pali. Some believe that they had migrated till Delhi and Agra.
But All Believe That The Curse Still Haunts There…
Believe It Or Not..!!
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