Everyone knows that Kolkata is one of the most important commercial centres of India, a historically significant place and a destination with extremely rich culture. If you are coming to Kolkata for business, then you must head out to visit the city’s attractions as a little sightseeing on a work trip hasn’t hurt anyone. Now, if you are a regular traveller, you would most probably visit its colonial monuments, temples and museums or indulge in retail therapy. But, if you are sort of daredevil, who likes horror movies and Gothic literature (think Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla rather than Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein), you can check out some haunted places in Kolkata. And, my word, there are a lot of those here. Read ahead for the most famous ones.
Kolkata is known as the City of Joy and its vintage charm will make anyone fall in love with it. However, this old city, once the capital of British India, is home to many historical and old buildings and it is rumored that some of them are haunted. In fact, there are quite a few other destinations in the city which have been witnesses to strange supernatural activities and have really scary stories to tell. Here are some of them and beware when you visit them after dark:
Here are the top 10 horror places in West Bengal, India:
1. Howrah Bridge – The Lady in White
The Howrah Bridge is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who was drowned in the river. People have reported seeing her ghost in white robes, calling out to them.
2. National Library – Ghost with an OCD
The National Library in Alipore is said to be haunted by the ghost of the wife of Charles Metcalfe, a former Governor-General of India. People have reported feeling a presence, hearing footsteps, and seeing chairs being drawn away.
3. Nimtala Ghat – Where Aghoris Roam
Nimtala Ghat is one of the oldest crematoria in Kolkata, and it’s said to be haunted by the spirits of those who were cremated here. Aghoris, a sect of Hindu monks, are known to invoke the goddess Kali here.
4. Putulbari – House of Dolls Possessed
Putulbari, or the House of Dolls, is a century-old haunted house in North Calcutta. People have reported hearing screams and seeing dolls stacked up on stands in a grand Romanesque building.
5. Writer’s Building – Dead Man Walking
The Writer’s Building in Binoy Badal Dinesh Bagh is said to be haunted by the ghost of Captain Simpson of the East India Company, who was murdered here by revolutionaries during the struggle for independence.
6. The Royal Calcutta Turf Club – The Fallen shall Rise
The Royal Calcutta Turf Club is said to be haunted by the ghost of a white horse named Pride, who belonged to a British horse racing enthusiast George Williams.
7. Hastings House – Lordship Defiled
Hastings House, now a college, is said to be haunted by the ghost of Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal).
8. Rabindra Sarovar Metro Station – Gallery of Suicide
Rabindra Sarovar Metro Station has been the scene of numerous suicides, and people have reported seeing hazy figures passing through platform pillars and railway tracks.
9. Wipro Office in Salt Lake City – Tech-savvy Apparitions
The Wipro Office in Salt Lake City is said to be haunted by the ghosts of those who were buried in the graveyard that once stood on the site.
10. Park Street Cemetery – Pure Gothic Horror
Park Street Cemetery is one of the oldest graveyards in the country, and it’s said to be haunted by the spirits of those who were buried here. People have reported seeing shadows drifting in and out from between the tombs.
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