This document summarizes 10 mysterious places in India, including the Himalayas which are said to be home to yetis, immortal beings, and mysterious yogis. It also describes Kuldhara ghost town in Rajasthan, red rain in Kerala thought to be of extraterrestrial origin, mysterious lights seen in marshes in West Bengal and grasslands in Gujarat, unexplained sounds in river deltas, rumors of an underground UFO base in Ladakh, hundreds of unidentified human skeletons found at a glacial lake in Uttarakhand, a village in Kerala with unusually high twin birth rates, and a village in Assam where birds mysteriously plunge to their deaths nightly during migration season.

1. Top 10 Mysterious Places in
India
Name :- Prabhat .K. Diwakar
Class :- IX –D
Roll No :- 16
Submitted to :- Mubina Malik

2. Himalayan Mysteries (Immortal Beings, Yetis, Yogis, Ghosts, Red
Snow)
The number of mysteries
surrounding Himalayas is as big as
the might range itself. There are
accounts of immortal
beings residing in Himalayas. Yeti,
the abominable snowman is said to
inhabit the Himalayas of Tibet and
Nepal. Many mountain climbers
have witnessed mysteriousred
snowfall with red spots sprinkled
over the ice. There are stories of
mysterious meditating yogis in
ashrams tucked well into the
treacherous terrains of Himalayas.
Thousands of people have died on
these terrains in their efforts to
surmount summits. No wonder
Indian army personnel's have
reported strange ghost sightings of
dead climbers and soldiers here.

3. Kuldhara — Rajasthan (Ghost Town)
The village of Kuldhara is a ghost village that has
been abandoned since 1800s. It is said to carry a
curse of the villagers who migrated to other places.
Kuldhara lies about 15 Km west of Jaisalmer in
western Rajasthan. The village now lies in ruins. The
village was established in 1291 by the Paliwal
Brahmins, who were a very prosperous clan and
were known for their business acumen and
agricultural knowledge. But one night in 1825 all the
people in Kuldhara and nearby 83 villages vanished
in dark. According to folklore, Salim Singh, the
minister of the state, once visiting this village fell for
the beautiful daughter of chieftain (Paliwal Brahmin)
and wanted to marry her. The minister threatened
the villagers that if they did not marry the girl to him,
he would levy huge taxes. The chief of the village
with those of other 83 adjoining villages decided to
abandon and migrate elsewhere as against marrying
the girl to Salim Singh. Nobody saw them leave nor
did anyone figure where they went, they simply
vanished.

4. Kottayam, Idduki — Kerala (Red Rain)
The southern districts of Kottayam and Idukki of Kerala
witnessed an unusual phenomenon on July 25 to
September 23, 2001 when the rain was unusually red
tinged. Colored rainfall in Kerala had been reported as
early as 1986 and on several instances since then, the
most recent of which was in June of 2012. In 2006, red
rain in Kerala gained widespread media attention when
scientists from Mahatma Gandhi University proposed
that the colored particles were extraterrestrial cells.
Under electron microscope the solid pigment separated
from water resembled biological cells. Initially, official
reports indicated that the red pigment was dispersed by
an exploding meteor, but later, following more thorough
evaluation, cells resembled spores of lichen-forming
algae belonging to the genus Trentepohlia. On further
investigation, it was discovered that these areas had
abundance of such type of algae in trees, rocks and
even lamp posts.

5. Bengal Swamps — West Bengal
(Aleya Ghost Light)
Aleya lights or marsh ghost lights are
unexplained ghost lights reported in the
marshes of West Bengal typically by local
fishermen. These lights are said to confuse
fishermen causing them to lose their bearing.
It may lead to drowning if one starts following
these lights moving over the marshes. Many
bodies have washed ashore on these
swamps that locals attribute to Aleya lights.
Local believes these strange hovering
marsh-lights are in fact ghost-lights
representing the ghosts of fisherman who
died fishing. Sometimes they confuse the
fishermen while sometimes they help them
avoid future dangers.

6. Banni Grasslands Reserve — Rann Of Kutch
(Chir Batti )
Banni Grasslands Reserve lies on the southern edge
of the salt flats of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. This is a
seasonal marshy grassland that forms each year from
monsoon rains. During night there have been frequent
reports of an unexplained strange dancing light that
locals refer to as Chir Batti. These lights are said to be
as bright as mercury lamps that change in color from
blue, red, yellow and resemble a pear shaped moving
ball. They can move as fast as an arrow, but may also
come to a standstill. According to local folklore Chir
Batti has been a part of life in Banni Grasslands and
has been witnessed for centuries. Some witnesses
claim the light sometimes appears to follow them.
Apart from locals, foreigners visiting the reserve and
Border Security Force personnel too have reported
seeing these lights. Scientists believe these lights are
caused by oxidation of methane expelled from the
marshes.

7. Unexplained Sounds in Ganga and Brahmaputra Delta
(Mistpouffers, Barisal Guns)
Mistpouffers or Barisal Guns are unexplained
sounds that resemble a sonic boom that have been
reported in many waterfront communities worldwide.
In India especially, they have been heard in the
delta regions of Ganga and Brahmaputra. While
they resemble the sonic boom of a supersonic jet,
what’s even mysterious is the fact that they have
been reported from times before any aeroplanes
were invented. T.D. LaTouche, a British
officer wrote about them in his journal in the 1890s.
He wrote, “…reports of Barisal guns occurring with
the earthquake shocks, but they also are said to
occur without, and to have been frequent before the
big earthquake. A host of plausible explanations
may now exist for these enigmas, including
earthquakes, rock bursts, mud volcanoes, explosive
venting of gas, storm-driven waves, tsunamis,
meteors, distant thunder and so-called booming
sands.” These unexplained sounds are still reported
and continue to puzzle experts.

8. Kongka La Pass — Aksai Chin, Ladakh
(Indo-Chinese UFO Base)
Kongka La pass in the Himalayas is in the disputed Indo-Chinese
border of Aksai Chin. The Chinese held part is known as Aksai
Chin and the part under Indian occupation is Ladakh. This is one
of the least accessed areas in the world and by agreement both
countries do not patrol this border. Locals on both sides of the
border believe there is an underground UFO base in this region
with the knowledge of both countries. Locals have seen UFOs
coming out of the ground. Tourists have witnessed strange
triangular lighted silent crafts rising from the ground and moving
vertically up. Local guides say this is not something new and it is a
very common sight in Kongka La pass. Tourists are denied entry
to this area in spite of permits to travel between the two countries.
This theory is given credence by the fact that in June of 2006,
satellite imagery on Google Earth revealed a 1:500 scale detailed
terrain model of the area in question on the Chinese side of the
border. This model was surrounded by buildings resembling a
military facility. Aksai Chin is a region where Eurasian and Indian
plates have created convergent plate boundaries where one plate
dives under the other and thus it is one of the few areas in the
world where the depth of crust is twice as much as in the other
places.

9. Roopkund Lake — Uttarrakhand
(Skeleton Lake)
Roopkund Lake is a glacial lake located at about 5000 meters
in the Himalayan ranges of Uttarakhand. In 1942, a forest
guard stumbled upon hundreds of human skeletons on the
banks of Roopkund. Over the years a number of expeditions
by Indian and European scientists were attempted to resolve
the mystery of their death. There were several theories
suggested to explain these well preserved bones and skulls.
One theory suggested them of being the remains of Japanese
soldiers from World War II. Some theorized them of being
General Zorawar Singh of Kashmir and his men, while others
proposed them to be Mohammad Tughlak’s unsuccessful
attempts to capture Garhwal Himalaya. Carbon dating of the
corpses puts them between 12thand 15th century. The fact that
intrigued the investigators was that there was no historical
account of trade route to Tibet in this area. One well-
established theory speculates them to be the entourage of
king Jasdhawal of Kanauj. They are believed to have been on
their pilgrimage to the Nanda-Devi Mountain and were caught
in a terrible hailstorm with no shelter in the open mountains in
which every single one of them perished.

10. Kodinhi — Kerala (Village of Twins)
The village of Kodinhi situated about 35 km
south of Calicut is home to about 2000
families. The village has a Muslim majority
and is known for its very high rate of twin
births. As of 2009 thevillage boasted of 220
sets of twins (440 individuals) and two sets
of triplets officially. A local doctor though
believes this number to be higher in the
range of 300 to 350 pairs. He says this
phenomenon began three generations ago
and the numbers have been increasing
exponentially with each passing year.
Another fact that bucks the trend is that
even women from Kodinhi who are married
off to faraway places have exceptionally
high rates of twin births. The fact that a
large percentage of these twins are under
the age of 20, the potential for mischief is
enormous, the most common being that
they often swap classes in school.

11. Jatinga — Assam (Mass Bird Suicides)
The village of Jatinga in the Dima Hasao district of
Assam has a population of around 2500. The village
is world famous for its phenomenon of bird suicides.
Most of the migratory birds visiting the area never
leave the village and just drop to their death on the
streets. The case gets even inscrutable in the sense
that these birds plummet to their death precisely
between 06:00 p.m. to 09:30 p.m. on the moonless
nights of September and October. These mass
suicides only occur on a specific 1 mile by 600 feet
strip of land and this phenomenon is said to have
occurred year after year without a break for more
than a century. Many theories have been offered by
scientists to explain this phenomenon, the most
popular 1 being that these birds are attracted
towards village lights that confuse them. Another
theory that makes more sense is the presence of
excessive magnetic field in the area that disorients
them. Though more theories continue to arise, no
one has yet been able to prove the exact explanation
behind this phenomenon.

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