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Hunting the Haunted

No matter who we are and from where we come from, one thing that connects us is an inexplicable fear of the dark because deep inside we all know in the dark lies the mysterious, the unknown, the super natural. Ours is a land where the tales of paranormal floats like water. We wanted to explore the dark and unravel the stories behind the unexplained that whether these tales are real or just legends. While talking to locals, we came to know about two places in Pune which are believed to be haunted and we tried to know the story behind it. There are many buildings and places of the bygone era which give the city a unique texture but these old places gave birth to legends which some believe are haunted. Many believe When the city goes to sleep in night, something comes alive. Our first destination was a 1858 hotel called Napier. It is located few yards from the most happening places of the city, M.G.Road. People say after mid night many incidents have been reported of a white

Digging into the caves of Buddhist Monastery - Karla and Bhaje

Around 50 kilometers from Pune, aloof  in the middle of Paddy fields and Ghats, a small road head towards a hill top where one of the oldest Buddhist caves are located. These shrines came into existence  within the period of 2 nd century BC to 2 nd century AD. The place,definitely made for prayers by Buddhist monks  corroborated by Stupa kind of structure in its main hall.Not very far away and dated around  the same time,are the caves  of more celebrated  Ajanta and Ellora. We climbed  around 500 steps before reaching the cave site. Karla and Bhaje are situated on different hill tops but the kind of architecture and model does replicate. There are around 16 caves out of which cave 8 is main hall and only accessible to visitors. It is believed these caves are of Mahayana Buddhism. The Caves used to act as Buddhist monastery. There are pillars on both sides of the hall and a stupa is present at the end of hall. On some pillars,engraved writings in Pali language ca