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{{short description|Village in Rajasthan, India}}
{{distinguish|Bangarh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date = September 2019}}
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| image_skyline = BhangarhGopinathTemple1.jpg
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| image_caption = Gopinath Temple
| nickname = Bhootiya garh
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| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Alwar district|Alwar]]
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| established_date = 1456
| founder = Jaisingh{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}
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| population_as_of = 2001
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'''Bhangarh''' is a village situated in [[Rajgarh, Alwar|Rajgarh Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]] state of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripoto.com/trip/bhangarh-fort-story|title=The Bhangarh Fort Story: Behind The Mystery of the Most|website=Tripoto|language=en|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> It is situated in the [[Rajgarh, Alwar|Rajgarh]] municipality of the [[Alwar district]] in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="Census2001">{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=856194&category=VILLAGE | title=View Population | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref> Bhangarh is at the edge of the [[Sariska Tiger Reserve]].<ref name="Census2001" />

Bhangarh is also a pre-historic site and tourist spot. The journey to Bhangarh takes approximately 1.5 hrs and is 65 km from Jaipur. The most remarkable aspects of Bhangarh are its old buildings: the Hindu temples of [[Gopinath (god)|Gopinath]], [[Shiva|Shiv]] (Someshwar), [[Hanuman]], [[Ganesh]], Vishal Devta, Lavina Devi, and [[Keshav]] Rai. Other buildings include shops and [[dhaba]]s along the main road, several [[haveli]]s, a mosque, and a palace.<ref name="Rajputana1880">{{cite book|author=Rajputana|title=The Rajputana gazetteers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yqYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA196|year=1880|page=196}}</ref> The palace is protected by two inner fortifications across the valley. The town is separated from the plain by ramparts with five gates.

The town was established in 1573 (VS 1631) during the rule of [[Kachwaha|Kachwaha Rajput]] ruler of Jaipur [[Bhagwant Das]] as the residence of his second son Madho Singh, the younger brother of Emperor [[Akbar]]'s general, [[Man Singh I]]. Madho Singh participated in many campaigns with his father and brother. The next ruler of Bhangarh was his son Chhatra Singh,<ref>Mandava, Devisinh (2001) Kachhvahon ka itihas. Jodhpur (in Hindi)</ref> after whose death in 1630, Bhangarh slowly declined. When the [[Mughal Empire]] became weaker after the death of [[Aurangzeb]], [[Jai Singh II]] annexed Bhangarh to his state by force in 1720. After this, Bhangarh diminished in population, and since the famine of 1783 (VS 1840), the town has remained uninhabited.<ref>Powlett, Percy William (1878) Gazetteer of Ulwur. London: Trübner & co., Ludgate Hill.</ref>

Trespassing near Bhangarh is legally prohibited between sunset and sunrise as it is said to be haunted. According to locals, spirits enter the place after sunset and thus nobody is allowed to enter the borders of Bhangarh during this time. A signboard posted by the ASI ([[Archaeological Survey of India]]), which is a [[Government of India]] organization, specifies these instructions. While the board is written in Hindi, the instructions on it roughly translate to: "Entering the borders of Bhangarh before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited. Legal action will be taken against anybody who does not follow these instructions". Some other rules are there according to which no one is allowed to graze their animals in the village after sunset.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://buddybits.com/frightening-fridays-story-behind-indias-most-haunted-place-bhangarh/ | title =Mystery behind India’s most Haunted Place, Bhangarh! |publisher = BuddyBits | access-date = 2015-11-07 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Bhangarh Fort]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
Mandava, Devisinh (2001) Kachhvahon ka itihas. Jodhpur, Rajasthan (in Hindi)

==External links==
{{commons category|Bhangarh}}
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head2.htm Silent ghost cities - Article at The Tribune]

{{Alwar district}}

[[Category:History of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Villages in Alwar district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Alwar district]]
[[Category:Reportedly haunted locations in India]]

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