![]() ![]() Rezavi estimated the 17th-18th century population of Kuldhara as 1,588. Using the figure of 3.97 persons per household based on these statistics, and considering the number of ruined houses as 400, S. Lakshmi Chand's Tawarikh-i-Jaisalmer (1899) provides statistics about Paliwal population and households of several villages. Another 200 buildings were located in the lower township on the outskirts of the village. Ruins of 410 buildings can be seen in the former village. These inscriptions are dated in the Bhattik Samvat (a calendar era starting in 623 CE), and record the deaths of two residents in 1235 CE and 1238 CE respectively. The village was settled by the early 13th century, as indicated by two devali inscriptions. The ruins of the village include 3 cremation grounds, with several devalis (memorial stones or cenotaphs). ![]() He excavated a pond called Udhansar in the village. Tawarikh-i-Jaisalmer, an 1899 history book written by Lakshmi Chand, states that a Paliwal Brahmin named Kadhan was the first person to settle in the Kuldhara village. ![]() These migrants originating from Pali were called Paliwals. The Kuldhara village was originally settled by Brahmins who had migrated from Pali to Jaisalmer region. The western side was protected by the back-walls of man-made structures. The eastern side of the town faces the dry-river bed of the small Kakni river. The remains of a city wall can be seen on the north and the south sides of the site. It had three longitudinal roads, which were cut through by a number of latitudinal narrow lanes. The township was centred around a temple of the mother goddess. The village was located on an 861 m x 261 m rectangular site aligned in the north-south direction. The former village site is located about 18 km south-west of the Jaisalmer city. Over years, Kuldhara acquired reputation as a haunted site, and the Government of Rajasthan decided to develop it as a tourist spot in the 2010s. It was abandoned by the early 19th century for unknown reasons, possibly because of dwindling water supply, an earthquake, or as a local legend claims, because of the atrocities by the Jaisalmer State's minister Salim Singh. Established around the 13th century, it was once a prosperous village inhabited by Paliwal Brahmins. Kuldhara is an abandoned village in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India. ![]()
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