Brij Raj Bhavan, Kota- Rajasthan.

      Next on our list of haunted places is the Brij Raj Bhavan of Rajasthan. The majestic mansion is now a heritage hotel which is haunted by the spirit of an English soldier. Rajasthan is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the country and attracts several foreigners every year to its historic forts and majestic palaces. But it is also infamous for the number of haunted places it is believed to have. I have already told you about Kuldhara which is an abandoned village where no one lives. And today I will tell you about another haunted place in Rajasthan, the Brijraj Bhawan Palace Hotel in Kota.

       A palace that was once home to Major Charles Burton, is a heritage hotel today but is rather infamous for being a haunted property. The story goes that Major Burton was killed here by Indian sepoys during the mutiny of 1857. He was holed up in one of the upper rooms with his two sons as they looted the palace and then they surrendered after five hours of siege. The soldiers killed all of them and later the British buried their bodies in the Kota cemetery with full military rights. The British also reclaimed this property which later became the property of the Queen of Kota. But in the ’70s, the government renovated it and it became the Brijraj Bhawan Palace Hotel.

       But the property soon became the talk of the town when people began saying that it was haunted by the ghost of Major Charles Burton. Even though his spirit does not really harm anyone, guards working here have often heard a man’s voice speaking in English and commanding them to not fall asleep or smoke. And if they do fall asleep on duty, the ghost even slaps them to wake them up. This incident has happened with quite a number of guards. Though guests haven’t had much of a problem here, some have complained of feeling a sudden discomfort in some parts of the palace hotel.