When I was in Newdelhi, One of my friend told about this ghost fort. Really I shocked, Regarding that I searched to google I find out sone facts . So here I am explaining about this ghost fort.
Indian sub-continent is full of history and historical architectures. Sometimes, You may hear some unusual stories about some historical places. Lalitpur Talbehat Fort is one of these few places that is still carrying a pathetic but haunted story. Usually, Peoples avoid this fort area as much as possible. Because, Locals say that people hear screaming of seven female ghosts when they go nearly that fort. Though, It doesn’t always happen, Still people have a nerve chilling feel about haunted Talbehat Fort.
Talbehat is a small town situated near Jhansi in district Lalitpur-UP (India). Talbehat fort was built in 1618 by Bharat Shah. When Rani Laxmibai was struggling against Britishers, it was under the territory of Maharaja Mardan Singh. This fort is situated at the bank of a big lake. Talbehat town is as big as this lake. Britishers went to Jhansi after destroying a wall of this fort. This is very cool and calm place. There is a famous Narsingh Mandir is also situated inside the fort. This fort has two main gates.
The Fort is situated on Jhansi-Lalitpur four lane road. Raja Mardan Singh ruled here from this fort & he fought alongwith Rani Laxmi Bai against the Britishers in 1957. The Fort has got three temples inside, dedicated to Angad, Hanumanji & Narsingh Bhagwan . The Fort have massive structures and is situated on the bank of massive Mansarovar Lake. This lake is suitable for various water sports activities. At present the facility of boat club with paddle boats is available, there is Ghat Jetty & Restaurant also. In the premises there is Hazaria Mahadev Temple on the banks of Lake.
Seven Crying Ghosts of Seven Sisters:
There was well known King called Mardan Singh. Peoples still remember his name with enough respect. But, His father Prahlad Singh was fully different. People hated him and still locals remember his name with hatred. It is because of a crime he did. You know that India has so many festivals. One of a local festivals, Women of nearby villages went to Talbehat fort to take gift. Probably, It was a tradition of that Singh family. Anyway, During that festival, seven virgin sisters of Talbehat village went to the fort.
Unfortunately, Prahlad Singh saw them with his lustful eyes and was impressed enough. He ordered Sipahis (soldiers) to take these seven beautiful sisters into prison. Then, He raped them one by one. Probably, These girls were in prison for a few days. One night, They committed suicide by jumping from the roof of that castle.
After knowing this incident, King Mardan Singh became so shame and he ordered to draw pictures of these 7 rape victims in front of Lalitpur fort to show respect to them. Peoples of Talbehat also stopped celebrating that festival. They started to think that day was evil. But, These were not enough. People, Still hear screaming of seven innocent daughters. Locals think, Seven unsatisfied spirits of seven sisters still scream to get proper justice.
People still hear crying sound of these seven ghosts inside or near the castle. But, No one has reported any harm by these ghosts. So, If you want to visit haunted Talbehat fort, You can do it safely.
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