7 Unknown & Most Mysterious Places In India To Visit
INDIA! These five letters don't merely form a name for a nation, but showcase an entire varsity of culture, traditions, history, hospitality, and more. From a traveler's point of view, India has such unknown and mysterious places that can absolutely amaze them. From supernatural to mythological places, you’ll get every possible explanation from the locals and the researchers for these secret places that have made a hot shot on the unknown and mysterious places to visit in India.
So let’s explore it all together these 7 Unknown & Most Mysterious Places In India That You Must Know About:
Roopkund Lake (locally known as Mystery Lake or Skeletons Lake) is a high altitude (5029 meters) glacial lake with a depth of around 3 meters in the Uttarakhand state of India. This is one of the most famous trekking trails of the Himalayan region in India and witness a lot of mountaineers and expeditionaries arriving at the spot with their backpacks.
What’s the mystery?
Every year as the ice melts in Roopkund during a one-month period, hundreds of ancient human skeletons are seen floating at the edge of the lake. The human skeletal remains are visible at its bottom when the snow melts. There are remnants of more than 300 people. Rediscovered in the year 1942 by Nanda Devi game reserve ranger Hari Kishan Madhwal. With the help of forensics and radiocarbon tests, researchers point to a semi-legendary event where a group of people were killed in a sudden, violent hailstorm in the 9th century. The Anthropological Survey of India conducted a study of the skeletons during the 1950s and some samples are displayed at the Anthropological Survey of India Museum, Dehradun.
This place is not only full of skeletons but also has wooden artifacts, iron spearheads, leather slippers, and rings. When a team from National Geographic magazine retrieved about 30 skeletons, flesh was still attached to some of them. As per local experts says that the King of Kanauj, Raja Jasdhaval, with his pregnant wife, Rani Balampa, their servants, a dance troupe and others went on a pilgrimage to Nanda Devi shrine, and the group faced a storm with large hailstones, from which the entire party perished near Roopkund Lake. This place can be adventurous and spooky altogether.
2) Gyanganj, Somewhere in the Great Himalayas
Siddhashram, popularly called Gyanganj and also known by several names such as Shambala, or Shangri-La., is considered as one of the most mythological places in India, which according to a tradition, is located in a secret land deep in the Himalayas, where great yogis, sadhus, and sages who are siddhas live. It is also named as the city of immortal Beings.
What’s the mystery?
It is believed that this place hides from sight and modern mapping technologies, by camouflaging itself or it exists in a different dimension altogether. Only great saints devoid of any bad Karma can find a place in this spiritual land by passing through psychic barriers and dimensions. Some also believe that Gyanganj exists in a different plane of reality which even cannot be detected by satellites. However, according to legend, the immortal beings who live here not only influence the proceedings of the world in subtle ways, but also guard several secret spiritual teachings of all religions.
This place is also revered as the mystical land of Shambhala by Tibetans. According to another tradition, the Gyanganj is located in the Tibetan region, near the Mansarovar lake and the Kailash parvat.
3) Bhimkund, Madhya Pradesh
Bheem kund (also known as Neelkund) is a natural water tank and holy place from the era of Mahabharat in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The water of kund is so clean and transparent that you can actually clearly see fishes playing in the water. The creatures living under the water are literally visible to certain depths.
What’s the mystery?
There is saying that depth of BhimKund is limitless/endless and till date no one is able to find the actual depth of BhimKund. And this has been proved literally. The archaeologists and the excavators have their best to measure the limits of this Kund but none have succeeded. Few years ago a team from “Discovery channel” visited BhimKund and tried to calculate the depth of Kund but were unable to do so. When a camera was lowered to a depth of 200 feet, a heavy undercurrent of water was observed. Usually, when a man dies under water, his body floats above the surface after his death. Whereas, the body once drowned in Bhimkund, never floats up, and shockingly the body actually goes missing and can never be found back.
One more fact is associated with this place. The Bhimkund is also an indicator of upcoming natural calamities, as examined by the locals. The water level in the Bhimkund rises above upto 15 meters of measure, and this indicates there is a natural calamity about to occur. At the time of Tsunami in 2004, the water level here rose by 15 feet and same is the case at the time of Nepal or other earthquakes. When examiners tried to examine the reason behind this, no result could be found by them. Except for weird creatures and species under water. It was also found that the source connected to this Kund has not been found till date.
People also believe that water of this kund (tank) is so pure (holy) that anyone who takes bath here on the day of Makar Sankranti will be free from all sins. The water of Bhimkund remains turquoise blue; clean, transparent despite several people coming here daily for a holy bath.
4) Jatinga village, Assam
Jatinga, a small tribal village in Assam state of India has everything that you can expect in a peaceful holiday destination. However, instead of its lush greenery and the backdrop of mountains, Jatinga is famous for a mysterious phenomenon that happens every year during the late monsoon months.
What’s the mystery?
This village is known for the mysterious suicide of birds during the late monsoon months of the year. Right after sunset, when locals are busy preparing for the night, hundreds of migratory birds commit mass suicide here. This happens every day. To no surprise, the local population gives a spooky theory that evil spirits in the sky are responsible for the event, but as per scientists and ornithologists theory states that due to the dense monsoon fog and high altitude daze birds. When these dazed birds try to make their way towards village lights, they end up hitting trees and buildings, resulting in death or serious injuries. However, there is no one to explain why these birds fly at night, and why they get trapped in the same place every year.
5) Lonar Crater Lake, Maharashtra
Lonar Crater Lake is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, located at Lonar village in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. The crater was formed fifty-two thousand years ago, when a meteor crashed into the earth at an estimated speed of 90,000kmph, weighing 2 million tonnes. It gouged a hole that was 1.8km wide and 150m deep.
What’s the mystery?
This is the only Earth’s largest and only hyper-velocity impact crater in basaltic rock, the lake is alkaline and saline at the same time.
To add to the science fiction elements, no one knows the source of the perennial springs that feed the lake and the lurks present at its murky bottom. Moreover, compasses don’t work in many parts of the lake and somehow the unique chemical composition of its water supports several microorganisms that are rarely found elsewhere on our planet.
Few weeks ago in the early month of June, Lonar lake turned pink. As per samples collected by the forest department, the probable reason for this might be because of the action of Halobacteria and fungus Salina. Another report states that it might be because of the weather changes that have been caused by the cyclonic formation and water level in Lonar Lake going down. Also, as per Gajanan Kharat, who is a member of the Lonar Lake Conservation and Development Committee, the mysterious change in the lake’s colour might be probably because of the proliferation of special algae in the lake.
6) Kodinhi (Kerala)
When you first enter this South Indian village in the state of Kerala, you will not find anything unusual. Normal weather, regular lifestyle, and the same old traditions. But, give it sometime and a deeper look, and you will be jolted to your bones. This village has the largest number of twins in the country, also known as village of twins.
What’s the mystery?
According to estimates, there are at least 400 pairs of twins in the village that has a population of 2000 families. While official estimates in 2008 pegged the number of twins in the village to 280 pairs, the number has only increased in the years that followed, residents point out. While the national average of twin births is not more than 9 in 1000 births, in Kodinhi, the number is as high as 45 in 1000 births. Another fact that has amazed everyone is that even women from Kodinhi who are married off to faraway places have exceptionally high rates of twin births.
Several twin-birth experts and other medical researchers have been trying to understand this mystical phenomenon that has been going on since three generations, but have only met with failure till date. While many say that it is genetic, there are also speculations that a particular element in the air or water in the village could be the cause of this phenomenon.
7) Mount Kailash, Tibet
Mount Kailash (also Kailasa) is a 6,638 m (21,778 ft) high peak in the Kailash Range (Gangdise Mountains), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The place is also considered to be the abode of Buddha by the Buddhists and the followers of Jainism believe that this is the place from where Rishabh, the propagator of the religion, attained enlightenment.
What’s the mystery?
There are several mysterious activities which have been noticed at this peak and an interesting one amongst them is that nobody has been able to reach the summit till this day. As per ancient text, it is said that no mortal shall be allowed to walk atop Mount Kailash, where among the clouds is the home of the gods. Those who dares to start to the top of the mount to see the faces of the gods will be put to death.
There are several mysteries and experiences shared by mountaineers who tried to climb Mt. Kailash, one of the stories is like: one can witness time travel. They have claimed that they have noticed a rapid growth, especially of the nails and hair. The growth of the nails and hair that takes about 2 weeks in normal conditions takes place here, in a span of just 12 hours; the mountain air contributes to the rapid aging process.
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