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| Hidden Tunnel in Nahargarh Fort !!! |
With a pocket low on cash, heart full of rush and a bike
ready to take me anywhere, I get ready for an unplanned journey to the land of
Maharajas. It was 4.30 in the morning and I was all set with a saddle
bag and a journey mate. Trance of a stormy trip, an untouched spot in our map,
we decided to move our asses to a hidden tunnel in Nahargarh Fort.
No scepticism, first spot was
Jaipur. With growling stomach and flat asses we completed an undone mission by
attacking famed Rajasthan special paranthas. Time of putting pants on one legs
passed away, it was a time to move with relentless and fierce determination to
sail through two not so gorgeous destinations. We geared up, kicked start our
bike and with strong conviction we mates touched down to an international waqf
an Islamic Mortmain “Ajmer Sharif Dargah” and then to Hindu Sacred place
“Pushkar” a town bordering the Thar Desert on the very same day.
The land of medieval temples didn’t
impress us much and after a long walk across the lonely streets at night we
managed to find evil-looking lifeless hotel, for a modest tariff of 400 bucks.
After a not so thrilling day and dead tired asses, hoping to have a better
tomorrow we slept like babies. Without snoozing the alarm we were up
after the first bell, it was finally the time to step on to Raja Jai singh’s
empire. The thunderous sound of our bike uplifted our soul again. We rushed to
Jaipur after seeing a glimpse of desert early in the morning. Local
rathore lads, whom we met during our last trip, were ready to take us to our
destination. We started for Nahargarh Fort, a well known tourist place and a
regular set for our Bollywood movie producers. It’s a haunted residence spooked
by the ghosts of then maharajas and their peasants. The fort acted as a
defensive ring for the city, which is also covered by forest which acted as an
adobe for tiger, known by the name of Sudarshangarh. It has a hidden tunnel
inside, tunnel long enough to scare the hell out of anyone. It’s not allowed to
enter the tunnel because of security issues. The tunnel has it’s own ecosystem
with wild animals and murky water which will cover your shoes easily.
The forbidden place was covered by
police. We stood at a distance for few minutes, took our time and waited for
the right moment to make our move and somehow managed to get to the spot
without being spotted by the police. For a moment, all the craziness was gone
and we had no time to think, we took a long breath and jumped into the hole, it
was a pitch dark cave with tangles of thread of spider web and murky water.
There was something sinister about that unfamiliar place. We walked
for a while with flowing sweat and dry lips, the cave was pitch dark which made
one of the mates leave us and go back. It got difficult for us to move ahead
with two phones left and one with almost dead battery. The cave was long deep
inside with no visible end, we hand to bend down and crawl further without
uttering a sound. After 1.5 Kms...
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