From A Ghost Town To A Gravity-Defying Hill, These 5 Unusual Places In India Promise A Strange Sightseeing Experience

India is a diverse country with many cultures and traditions. With every culture, comes history, beliefs, and stories. The country has serene landscapes, a diverse climate, and the most unusual places to visit from the North to the South. Be it the ghost town of Kuldhara in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, or the spooky graveyard restaurant in Gujarat, India has something exciting for everyone. Here is a list of unusual places one can visit in India for a one-of-a-kind experience.

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Visit these unusual places in India

Visit These Unusual Places In India For A Unique Experience

1. Karni Mata Temple, Rajasthan

Karni Mata Temple In Bikaner, Rajasthan p a unique ritual where rats are worshipped. According to the state tourism website, home to over 25,000 rats that inhabit and freely meander around the temple complex. They can be seen emerging out of crevices in the walls and floors, often passing over the feet of visitors and devotees. White rats are specifically sacred out of all the rats as they are believed to be the incarnations of Karni Mata and her sons. Visitors put in enormous efforts to draw them out often through offering of sweets. Hurting or killing a rat, even by mistake, is considered a serious sin in this temple. In case anyone commits this sin, they need to replace the dead rat with a rat made of gold as penance.

2. Magnetic Hill, Ladakh

At a distance of around 30 kilometres from Leh, lies this unique place called the Magnetic Hill. As per Leh's tourism website, the Magnetic Hill is marked by a yellow signboard that reads "The Phenomenon That Defies Gravity". It also instructs you to park your vehicles in the box marked with a white point on the road, which is known as the Magnetic Road. When parked at the indicated spot, vehicles begin moving forward at a speed of almost 20km/h, even when on a slope.

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Magnetic Hill, Ladakh

3. New Lucky Restaurant, Gujarat

This restaurant is located in Ahmedabad in Gujarat and just its name gives its guests a spooky experience of dining with the dead. This restaurant now operates in a place, which once was a graveyard. Even now it has some graves present inside so you can have a bizarre dining experience.

4. Kuldhara Village, Rajasthan

According to the tourism website, this village which is located about 18 km from the city of Jaisalmer is an old town that was abandoned by its villagers in the 18th century. It is believed that the entire town vanished overnight. With about 85 villages full of people, it remains a mystery even today, as no one saw them leave. The village remains uninhabited to the day, in the same state that the villagers had left it, hundreds of years ago. It is one of the tourist attractions in Jaisalmer.

Kuldhara Village, Rajasthan

5. Living Root Bridges, Meghalaya

The living root bridges of Meghalaya are extraordinary and an integral part of the old Khasi lifestyle that dates back to the times, as per the Meghalaya tourism website. The locals would trek through thick forests and cross fast-flowing rivers as a part of their routine. Nongriat's double-decker root bridge is unique because of its multi-level formation. It took years for the botanical architecture to develop. It is one of the natural wonders and tourist attractions in Meghalaya which is much appreciated.