Set against the golden dunes of the Thar Desert, about 18 km from Jaisalmer, lies a place that feels straight out of a storybook. Kuldhara is often called a “haunted village,” one that was abandoned ...

Kuldhara, near Jaisalmer, was a thriving 13th-century village built by Paliwal Brahmins The village was abandoned in the early 1800s due to water scarcity, taxes, and possible earthquake Local legend ...