8 Haunted Hill Stations In India With Chilling Legends

Tenzin Chodon

Kurseong, West Bengal

Deep inside Kurseong’s misty Dow Hill, stories of a headless boy, strange footsteps and eerie school corridors continue to unsettle visitors.

Kurseong, West Bengal Sanghamitra

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

At Shimla’s Tunnel No. 33, the story of Colonel Barog’s ghost has become one of the hill station’s most famous legends.

The quaint, old Barog railway station on the Kalka-Shimla railway line Shutterstock

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

Surrounded by abandoned structures, Lambi Dehar Mines in Mussoorie have long been associated with stories of deaths, ghostly screams and an eerie silence.

Lambi Dehar Mines area Shutterstock

Ooty, Tamil Nadu

The Fernhills Royale Palace in Ooty became part of local ghost lore after a film shoot reportedly brought strange noises and unexplained disturbances.

Fernhills Royale Palace, Ooty welcomheritagehotels/instagram

Kalimpong, West Bengal

Among Kalimpong’s colonial-era buildings, Morgan House stands out for its stories of Lady Morgan and mysterious footsteps heard on its wooden stairs.

Kalimpong in North Bengal Appra Singh/WikiCommons

Khandala, Maharashtra

When the mist settles over Khandala’s winding mountain roads, local tales speak of a colonial soldier’s ghost still patrolling the ghats.

Trains pass through the hills of Khandala Shutterstock

Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh

The dense deodar forests of Dalhousie’s Kalatop are said to be home to spirits that confuse hikers and lead them away from trails.

Dainkund Peak in Himachal Pradesh fascinating.silhouettes/Instagram

Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu

Kolli Hills has its own unsettling legend surrounding Pavai, a mysterious maiden spirit believed to appear to travellers on its forest roads.

Kolli Hills Instagram/@suhail_aboobacker_purayil

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