INDIA'S MOST HAUNTED VRINDAVAN SOCIETY THANE 66B - A VISIT AND MY EXPERIENCE

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Do a google search with these keywords - 'most haunted places in India' or Bombay, the Vrindavan Society Thane always come up. The various haunted places lists almost always has this particular place included in them. So, as a spook lover I was naturally curious about it. I have visted a host of them haunted locations already, so, it was but natural to look it up since it was supposedly in Bombay/Mumbai itself - thane to be precise. The place is not far from the thane station so at Rs.5, I hopped the bus that went exactly there - its the last stop for the bus. Once landing at the bus stop, I asked a shop keeper, where the building was. He pointed to go straight, so, I went. He said, there are few banks, so, go past them straight - and, I did. In no time, I stood underneath the very building. Its quite easy to enter the society, as the narrow path from bus stop lead straight to it. There was no search or questioning - so, it was quite open in that way to access. Anyone can come and go. Once, I reached my 'destination' I was little dissappointed. For one, I felt no spook; and secondly, the said building was under renovation. I'm sure with all the noisy construction work going on, the ghost certainly wouldn't make any appearance anyway. Nonetheless, I strolled about and stood under the building for couple of minutes. People looked bit weirdly when they saw me clicking pictures. I ignored them. I tried to feel up the place. Well, no ghosts. I didn't feel anything. I looked up several times the open window on top - nothing. Phew, after spending some more time I decided to leave.


the bus stop and the sole bus that goes the 3.3 km distance from thane station to the society...


i have seen this guy somewhere...looks familiar, no?


the layout of the society...its pretty large with 150+ buildings, so, the map helps...


entering via the approach lane from the bus-stop the buildings are numbered so its quite easy to locate...


'ghost' building under renovation :|


archive pic from before renovation...that room on top...

The open window was from where a man had commited suicide several years ago. While many people around the world commit suicide, this place got its reputation of being haunted because spirit of the man made its presence felt several times by slapping its guards while sleeping at night at time of their duty. The slap was with such force that the guard nearly fell off from his chair. The other guards too came running and saw no one who could've caused it. This slapping incident made this society famous as the most haunted place in India. Many other residents also had paranormal experiences too and the ghost was seen aound the premises or people heard footsteps walking alongside when there was no one around. Some felt his presence in their flats as well. While there are many who has not seen or felt anything, those who have has another story to tell altogether. They avoid loitering about late at night in the society to avoid the bad tempered ghost. Moreover, its said there's always something spooky around building number 66B till this day - as the ghost refuses to move on.


the dreaded 66B...our exact destination...


is that the guard who got slapped by the ghost? don't blame him for falling asleep under that tree...looks cozy!


there's a small children's park...


tall palm trees...the entire society has lots of trees...





I know its too soon to come to conclusion whether a place is haunted or not just by spending couple of minutes. But, if there has been so many accounts, it could very well be true. As a saying goes - there's no smoke without fire. The society itself was quite an unassuming one with buildings stacked next to each other with small lanes connecting. There are lots of shops in the society. And since, the buildings are so close to each other, the sun light doesn't get in much, hence, its quite cooler to walk about in the premises in an otherwise hot sunny day. Plus, there are plenty of trees adding to the shaded space. And, I might just be back in this area for few more spook hunting sessions ;-)


Vrindavan Society (or Brindaban Society or Vrundavan Society) is a large residential complex in Thane, Maharashtra, India. The first building in this 100+ apartment building complex was constructed in 1984 and the project was completed in the early 90s. It is one of the most sough after localities in the city ( wiki ).
Address : Vrindavan Society, Thane West -400601.
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