11 Most Mysterious Places In India

4.Floating Stone Ram Sethu, Rameswaram Ram Setu, the mythical bridge which got embroiled in a controversy over the Sethusamudram project, is back in news. This…

4.Floating Stone Ram Sethu, Rameswaram

Ram Setu, the mythical bridge which got embroiled in a controversy over the Sethusamudram project, is back in news. This time for the trade of coral rocks, considered to be a part of the holy structure.

Droves of pilgrims here are buying coral rocks being sold by the agents and tourist guides, who claim that the rocks were a part of the bridge built by the ‘Vanara Sena’ for Lord Ram to crossover to Lanka to rescue Sita.

“Pilgrims visiting this temple town buy these stones thinking that they are from the Ram bridge. But they are actually coral rocks,” an official of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park said.

As coral rocks tend to float naturally, pilgrims believe that the rocks are the ones used by Rama’s army and buy it, he said.

Despite a ban on the trade of coral rocks under the Wild Life and Marine Life Protection Acts, they are being sold at five places — ‘Seetha Theertham,’ ‘Ram Theertham,’ ‘Lakshman Theertham,’ ‘Kandhamadhanaparvam’ and at an ashram — in the island at rates varying between Rs 500 and Rs 1000 per piece, he said.

Gopinathan, a tourist guide, said they get a nominal commission for each stone sold through them. The stones were even presented to VIPs visiting the island, stating that it was auspicious to keep them at home, he said.

5.Levitating Stone at Shivapur, Maharashtra

The shrine of Hazrat Qamar Ali Darvesh is one unusual shrine, which is listed among the mysterious places in India. The place has a rock that weighs 70 kgs and can only be lifted by only one way.

Mystery- To lift the rock, 11 people are needed to gather around, touch with their forefingers and loudly call out the name of the saint who placed a curse on it. The stone cannot be lifted by any other means.

6.Door-Deprived Houses of Shani Shingnapur, Maharashtra

Door-Deprived Houses of Shani Shingnapur, Maharashtra
Situated around 35 kms from Ahmednagar, Shani Shingnapur is a small village, known for its shani temple and houses without doors.

Mystery- None of the houses, commercial building or school in the village have a door nor its frame. Moreover, not a single crime has been reported in here.