Beings Of The Himalayas - Mortal or Immortal?

A place near Kailash, a small kingdom hidden somewhere in the lap on Himalayas, known by different names like, Shangri-La, Siddhashram or Shambhala, mostly known as Gyanganj is considered "The land of Immortals."

The place has been mention in a lot of mythologies. Gyanganj is believed to be a place near Indo - Tibet border that has an influence over mankind in several clandestine ways.!

It is said that no one dies at this place and only top sages are able to find it. This kingdom is built in a way that keeps it hidden from the modern world.

The advocates of Gyanganj concept say that it is a holy realm that drafts the destiny of all and you can not access Gyanganj unless you have a ‘Karmic Connection’ with it.

It is described as a lotus. Enclosed with mountains and covered by snow there is a tree in the centre of the realm which unites Heaven, Earth and the underworld, it is known as "The tree of life" which is said to have a constant illumination which simmers and heightens with time.

There are a lot of believes not only in India but in Tibet too. In Buddhist texts it is called Shambhala, meaning source of happiness. A place that balances humanity and spirituality in today's world of war. It is said that the 25th Ruler of this Kingdom will restore magnanimity and take the world to a better place.

A lot of people went searching for it and only two asserted to have reached there. Guru Sai Kaka, a spiritual leader claimed to have visited the place a couple of times in search of spiritual and immortal teachings. He also mentioned a sage present there to guide the way. Second visitor has been L.P. Farrel, an English army officer, who affirmed to have experienced Gyanganj in 1942. Both of them mentioned that the kingdom exists on an entirely different plane or a higher dimension.

Mythologies mention the presence of the kingdom and it's immortal beings are to guide the world towards a better tomorrow and when this planet will end all at once, there would be a new beginning and the sages will be there to guide the men to a fresh start away from all the trauma and war.

What are your thoughts on it? Do you believe any such kingdom to be present on the face of Earth?

Ghost - Lights of Bengal

 Also known as Aleya Ghost lights are a common sight in dense forests and marshy areas of West Bengal. It is a local belief that these are the souls of fishermen who perished and died in that area. There are a lot of incidences following these lights which lead people to fear them. 

It is said that whoever goes after the light drowns in water and their deaths have gone unexplained. Some say they are the souls of the fishermen who will either save you or kill you, depending upon what you are worthy of. 

People experienced these lights giving off different shapes and sizes which lead to a lot of unsettling stories around them making Sunderbans topmost haunted site in India.

There are a handful of survivors and all of them tell different stories of what they encountered and non of the stories match with each other. 

The lights appear in marshlands covered with dense plantations and in some areas are surrounded by quicksands. Not only in West Bengal, these lights can be seen throughout the planet in somewhat similar conditions.

In America, it is believed that these lights are the spirits of labour who died working for railway near forests. Many folklores mention these lights are fi Follet (or feu-Follet), the souls sent back to do God's penance but attacks people who are not baptised.

Some believe that these are Goblets with tiny ears protecting forest treasure from humans for centuries.

These stories creates curiosity among people of science as well. In 1776, an Italian scientist named Alessandro Volta, who invented the electric batteries, reported these lights to appear only in marshy and wet areas. He proposed that main reason for these glowing lights is the ionisation of methane gas in the atmosphere. In 1832, another scientist named Major Louis explained that these glowing lights are nothing but the burning of gas.

Many researchers tried to solve the mystery but non of them could prove anything.

What do you think? Are these just gases or treasure guards in action?How are they responsible for the unreasonable deaths around them?

Will you go for treasure hunting near the ghost lights or would you follow it to see where it goes?

Jodhpur Boom - Sonic or Explosion?

Talking about Jodhpur, we all think of beautiful townships, pretty castles, beautiful sunsets, calm lakes, and heritage ruins. Very few of us know about an unsolved mystery that took place in December 2012.

One fine morning a blast-like sound could be heard in the United Kingdom followed by a green light which left its trail till Texas! The same phenomenon was experienced by residents of Jodhpur on the 18th of  December 2012.

Some believed it was the beginning of the End of the World as predicted in Mayan Calendar while others thought of it as an Alien invasion. There were rumors around saying the sound was because of ammunition training or jet flying at a high speed or an airplane sound box explosion which were later dishonored by the Government of India.

So what was the actual reason behind the Boom? Is it connected to the Texas phenomenon by any chance? Did the UK experience the same thing or was it different? Are all these incidents connected somehow?

There are a lot of questions going around and no one knows the exact reason behind what happened in Jodhpur.

Looking at a brighter sight, it may have added one more site to explore for tourists!