The general came across the monk, Bhairon Singh, who told Rana that they would be able to build the fort only if someone voluntarily sacrifices his life for the cause. Rana asked around to check the probable causes for these weird episodes. He assigned the fact-finding task to his trusted general.Ī few nights of vigil later, the general reported that the happening seems otherworldly and no one was indulging in any foul play.
He mentioned that when Rana Kumbha, the then ruler of Mewar, was getting this fort built, the construction completed during the day would mysteriously crumble and fall apart in the night.
He went on to tell me a tale of extreme sacrifice. It is not the Indian deity Bhairava, but a monk, Bhairon Singh, after whom the temple takes its name.” The Bhairon Singh temple, where the monk is said to have sacrificed himself. He told me it was the Bhairon Temple, and noticing my raised eyebrows added, “No. Looking at a knee-high stone structure that resembled a small temple and housed a couple of vermillion-covered stone idols, I was intrigued and asked my guide about it. SURROUNDED BY THE MIGHTY ARAVALLI MOUNTAINS SITS THE SPLENDID KUMBHALGARH FORT IN RAJASTHAN. My article on Kumbhalgarh has appeared in July 2016 issue of JetWings, the in-flight magazine of Jet Airways.
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