The
village of Kuldhara is a ghost village that has been abandoned since
1800s. It is said to carry a curse of the villagers who migrated to
other places. Kuldhara lies about 15 Km west of Jaisalmer in western
Rajasthan(India). The village now lies in ruins. The village was
established in 1291 by the Paliwal Brahmins, who were a very prosperous
clan and were known for their business
acumen and agricultural knowledge. But one night in 1825 all the people
in Kuldhara and nearby 83 villages vanished in dark. According to
folklore, Salim Singh, the minister of the state, once visiting this
village fell for the beautiful daughter of chieftain (Paliwal Brahmin)
and wanted to marry her. The minister threatened the villagers that if
they did not marry the girl to him, he would levy huge taxes. The chief
of the village with those of other 83 adjoining villages decided to
abandon and migrate elsewhere as against marrying the girl to Salim
Singh. Nobody saw them leave nor did anyone figure where they went, they
simply vanished.
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