Hi Local Guides & moderaters,
Here I am sharing my travel experience of a mystic vallage named Kuldhara.
Kuldhara (Rajasthan, India) is a village located at a distance of around 17 km from Jaisalmer city.
The story of Kuldhara is very interesting. Kuldhara is a village built in the 13th century. Kuldhara was founded by a community called the Paliwal Brahmin. The Paliwal Brahmin migrated from Pali district in Rajasthan. Khudara was once a prosperous village with more than 1,500 inhabitants and 400 houses.
In 1825, the people of the village and the nearby 84 villages suddenly disappeared on a full moon day, never to be seen again. Since then, the Paliwal community of Kuldhara has not been found. This mass disappearance of over 1,500 people with no clue and still it’s a mystery.
There are many stories behind this disappearance , some people claims that the exact reason of abandon is still unknown, some are telling possibly because of dwindling water supply, some people are telling that it’s abandoned because of an earthquake. But the local peoplsy claims that the reason was persecution by the Jaisalmer State’s minister Salim Singh.
The minister Salim Singhl, known for his corrupt training in tax collection, decided to marry a Brahmin girl without her consent. Salim Singh threatened the village that if the marriage did not take place, the villagers would suffer bad consequences. Instead of giving approval, the villagers asked for some time and then left the house at night. But before they could settle, they cursed the village where no one could live. Some stories say that Paliwal levied heavy taxes on the community and as a result they had no choice.
If you visit this village, you will be able to see the good architecture of the entire village, and claim that it is a well-planned Build Village, with straight and wide streets open to houses. A garage opened up to the street to park the carts. The temples and stepwells still remain. The temple is located in the middle of the village and the stepwells in outskirts of the village provide water to the villagers. Most homes are single or double stored, we can see same art work both side of front doo,r it’s a deer and a lion .
Stepwells
Roof less house
Garage
The whole house of the village now has no roof except the chatri (open space for meeting the villagers) and the temple.
For me, this was a great place for photography.I would have wished that, these villages were still in existence and the Paliwal Brahmin community would have lived their lives. ??
Some Random pic are attached below.
