Mysteries In India

Himalyan Mysteries (Immortal Beings, Yetis, Yogis, Ghosts, Red Snow)

The number of mysteries surrounding Himalayas is as big as the might range itself. There are accounts of immortal beings residing in Himalayas. Yeti, the abominable snowman is said to inhabit the Himalayas of Tibet and Nepal. Many mountain climbers have witnessed mysteriousred snowfall with red spots sprinkled over the ice. There are stories of mysterious meditating yogis in ashrams tucked well into the treacherous terrains of Himalayas. Thousands of people have died on these terrains in their efforts to surmount summits. No wonder Indian army personnels have reported strange ghost sightings of dead climbers and soldiers here.

Bengal Swamps — West Bengal (Aleya Ghost Lights)

Aleya lights or marsh ghost lights are unexplained ghost lights reported in the marshes of West Bengal typically by local fishermen. These lights are said to confuse fishermen causing them to lose their bearing. It may lead to drowning if one starts following these lights moving over the marshes. Many bodies have washed ashore on these swamps that locals attribute to Aleya lights. Local believes these strange hovering marsh-lights are in fact ghost-lights representing the ghosts of fisherman who died fishing. Sometimes they confuse the fishermen while sometimes they help them avoid future dangers.

Unexplained Sounds in Ganga and Brahmaputra Delta (Mistpouffers, Barisal Guns)

Mistpouffers or Barisal Guns are unexplained sounds that resemble a sonic boom that have been reported in many waterfront communities worldwide. In India especially, they have been heard in the delta regions of Ganga and Brahmaputra. While they resemble the sonic boom of a supersonic jet, what’s even mysterious is the fact that they have been reported from times before any aeroplanes were invented. T.D. LaTouche, a British officer wrote about them in his journal in the 1890s. He wrote, “…reports of Barisal guns occurring with the earthquake shocks, but they also are said to occur without, and to have been frequent before the big earthquake. A host of plausible explanations may now exist for these enigmas, including earthquakes, rock bursts, mud volcanoes, explosive venting of gas, storm-driven waves, tsunamis, meteors, distant thunder and so-called booming sands.” These unexplained sounds are still reported and continue to puzzle experts.

Jatinga — Assam (Mass Bird Suicides)

The village of Jatinga in the Dima Hasao district of Assam has a population of around 2500. The village is world famous for its phenomenon of bird suicides. Most of the migratory birds visiting the area never leave the village and just drop to their death on the streets. The case gets even inscrutable in the sense that these birds plummet to their death precisely between 06:00 p.m. to 09:30 p.m. on the moonless nights of September and October. These mass suicides only occur on a specific 1 mile by 600 feet strip of land and this phenomenon is said to have occurred year after year without a break for more than a century. Many theories have been offered by scientists to explain this phenomenon, the most popular one being that these birds are attracted towards village lights that confuse them. Another theory that makes more sense is the presence of excessive magnetic field in the area that disorients them. Though more theories continue to arise, no one has yet been able to prove the exact explanation behind this phenomenon.