1. Mysterious
Places in India
Mysterious
series- II
What’s the Mystery?
Built by French missionaries in the
1860’s, the Rosary Church, as it was
called back then, was a centre of all
community activities. The building not
only included a church and an
orphanage, but also a hospital.
However, exactly 100 years later, the
Indian Government built the Gorur Dam,
which now floods the Hemavathi
Reservoir. The damage – villages
upstream had to be relocated. The
villagers obliged and Rosary Church
was left to fight it out with the water.
Since then, Rosary Church submerges
every year during the monsoons and
resurfaces as the water levels recede.
Battling the regular tests, Rosary
Church now has a mysterious charm to
it and a new name – The Drowning
Church.
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1. Shettihalli, Karnataka – The Drowning Church
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What’s The Mystery?
Originally built in the 15th century, the
Vittala Temple is one of the most
extravagant pieces of architecture in
Hampi. However, what sets it apart from
some other equally glorified temples
around the country is a collection of 56
musical pillars, which produce musical
sounds when tapped gently. During their
rule, the British were so intrigued by the
pillars’ music producing ability that they
cut two pillars into half to check if
anything was inside the seemingly
hollow pillars of granite. If you are
interested, you can still check these two
pillars inside the temple complex.
To protect any further damage to this
heritage site, tapping on musical pillars
is now forbidden.
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2. Vittala Temple Complex, Hampi, Karnataka – The Musical Pillars
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What’s the Mystery?
Built in the 17th century, Bhangarh
Fort was a hub of activity in
Rajasthan. According to legend, it
was so beautiful that the Pink City of
Jaipur was modelled after its design.
However, the fort’s good days ended
soon and now the Bhangarh Fort is
recognized as one of the most
haunted places in India. So much
so, that even the Archaeological
Survey of India’s notice board near
the fort, forbids tourist entry between
sunset and sunrise.
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3. Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan – Most Haunted Place in India
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What’s The Mystery?
Lonar, an unremarkable village around
140 kms from Aurangabad, is home to a
highly remarkable meteor impact crater.
Recognized as the only hyper-velocity
impact crater in basaltic rock in the
world, it has a lake inside it that 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
what lurks 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.
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4. Lonar Crater Lake, Maharashtra – World’s Only Hyper-velocity
Impact Crater
What’s the Mystery?
The snow-capped peaks of the
Himalayas hide mysteries in plenty. One
mystery that stands out from the rest is
that of a mysterious city of immortal
beings, known by several names such
as Gyanganj, Shambala, Siddhashram
or Shangri-La.
It is believed that this place hides from
sight and modern mapping
technologies, by camouflaging itself or it
exists in a different dimension
altogether. 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.
5. Gyanganj, Somewhere in the Himalayas – A City of Immortal
Beings