3/5 Avinash S. 3 years ago on Google
The
maintenance
here
is
very
bad
,
No
rules
regulations
work
here
,
Close
this
palace
whenever
they
want
.
May
has
been
gone
here
for
2
alternate
days,
both
days
were
closed,
but
it
was
open
in
Google
Map.
There
are
no
guards
.
Bhuli
Bhatiyari
ka
Mahal
Karol
Bagh,
the
busy
market
of
Delhi,
has
a
hidden
secret.
The
area
is
identified
by
Delhi’s
new
landmark,
the
huge
Hanuman
Statue
next
to
Bagga
Link
Services.
Right
behind
this
Bagga
Link,
a
small
serpent
road
goes
deep
into
the
Southern
Ridge
of
Delhi.
As
you
advance
few
hundred
meters
on
this
road,
a
strange
structure
on
your
right
will
cast
a
spell
on
you.
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This
structure
is
claimed
to
be
the
most
haunted
place
in
Delhi.
There
are
no
metal
gates
to
be
locked.
The
only
thing
that
guards
this
massive
structure
is
a
note
written
at
entrance,
which
tells
people
to
not
to
come
near
this
place
after
sunset.
I
had
an
unofficial
chat
with
one
of
the
govt
employees
associated
with
this
place.
He
told
me
that
no
security
guard
deployed
by
govt
survived
his
job
for
more
than
2-3
days.
He
added,
“I
don’t
believe
in
all
this,
but
there
is
something
suspicious
&
scary
here”.
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What
is
Bhooli
Bhatiyari?
2Bhooli
Bhatiyari
(or
Bhuli
Bhatiyari
ka
Mahal)
is
a
Hunting
Lodge
built
by
Feroz
Shah
Tughlaq
in
14th
century.
It
has
its
resemblance
with
another
of
Feroz
Tughlaq’s
structure,
‘Malcha
Mahal’.
The
structure
is
entered
by
a
huge
rubble
masonry
gate,
which
takes
you
to
a
small
zone.
Another
doorway
with
corbelled
arches
welcomes
you
to
the
huge
open
square
courtyard.
On
sides,
we
have
rooms,
used
by
people
who
stayed
here
during
the
hunting
season.
Towards
north,
it
has
a
semi-circular
structure
accessed
through
a
plight
of
stairs.
On
one
corner,
we
have
a
modern
toilet,
which
was
built
by
Delhi
Tourism
in
hope
to
promote
this
place.
But
it
lies
deserted
as
no
govt
guard
was
able
to
come
near
this
place.
We
can
imagine,
that
the
hunters
back
in
Tughlaq
days
could
have
seen
the
entire
ridge
from
this
mini-fortress.
3
This
structure
also
has
those
elements,
which
are
commonly
seen
in
Mosques
and
Palaces
built
by
Junan
Shah
Tilangani.
On
outside,
the
Lodge
has
bastions
like
a
fort.
The
entire
plan
of
this
Lodge
appears
as
if
this
was
a
safe
house
of
the
Emperor
during
some
calamity.
4
Why
the
name
“Bhooli
Bhatiyari”?
There
are
two
theories
behind
this
title.
One
theory
suggests
that
this
place,
after
the
Tughlaq
Dynasty,
became
abode
of
a
sufi
saint
named
‘Bu
Ali
Bakhtiyari’.
Bhooli
Bhatiyari
is
simple
a
distorted
form
of
his
name.
The
other
theory
suggests
that
there
was
a
Bhatiyarin
(a
tribal
lady
from
Rajasthan),
who
forgot
her
way
and
ended
up
here.
After
her,
the
place
became
famous
as
‘Bhooli
Bhatiyari’.
Is
it
Haunted?
Personally,
I
never
had
any
haunting
experience
at
this
place.
I
have
been
there
alone,
with
family,
friends
and
with
huge
groups
during
Photowalks.
But
perhaps
the
scaring
spirits
in
this
area
don’t
like
me.
The
closest
we
went
were
when
we
were
doing
a
Photowalk
and
2
of
our
group
members
decided
to
drift
away
from
the
group.
They
went
deep
into
jungle
and
tried
to
click
a
white
wall
that
they
saw.
When
they
adjusted
their
cameras,
standing
next
to
the
wall,
they
realized
that
the
wall
just
vanished.
They
came
back
running
to
me
and
narrated
the
story.
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If
you
have
experienced
anything
special
here,
do
share
with
me.
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