Human civilization has developed a lot, due to which we spend all our time using modern places and tools. But even today there are some such places in the world which are just as pure and natural as before, like forests in different parts of the world. Along with being full of different types of trees and plants, these forests have also hidden many secrets and ghostly history inside. In one of our previous articles, we had discussed the Black Forest of Germany, and today we are going to talk about another haunted forest, known as Alas Purwo Forest.
Located at the southeastern tip of the East Java province of Indonesia, spreading over an area of 43,000 hectares, this forest is more mysterious than you can imagine. The Alas Purwo is a Javanese word that literally means the "First Forest" or the "Ancient Forest". In accordance with a Javanese legend, this area is referred to as the place where the earth first-ever emerged from the ocean and hence, this forest has existed since ancient times. If we talk about ancient times, then from the very beginning this forest is known as the forest of the spirits. During that time, when shamans started living around this forest, they used to summon divine spirits through their secret supernatural rituals.
Gradually this forest was inhabited by good spirits who helped the people living in the surrounding areas. These spirits brought rain during the drought, showed the way to the lost people, and also guarded the crops. But over time the number of shamans started doing dark rituals in this area and their number also increased a lot, as they used witchcraft and black magic to perform various dark rituals. They started summoning evil spirits by sacrificing women, following which stories of ghost attacks and possessions began to emerge, resulting in people starting frightened from going inside these forests. It is said that from then till now these spirits roam in this forest and they become very powerful as soon as night falls.
Some remnants of the Majapahit empire were also found in this forest, which includes a Hindu temple too. It is said that many times in the caves near these relics, sages of ancient times have been seen doing penance. Another belief is also prevalent which involves there being a door to hell in this mysterious forest, which leads the person going inside it directly to hell, from where he can never return. Ajisaka, who was the king of java, had sent his troops inside this forest three times, but no one knew where they all disappeared each time. But for the fourth time, Ajisaka himself entered the forest with his soldiers, it is believed that he kept roaming in the forest, but he could not find a way out. Then all his troops were killed while his spirit is still wandering in the forest.
There is also a mystery in this forest of going to a parallel universe or other dimensions, where people have entered many times by mistake. There are many common accounts of people getting lost inside this forest, they told that they had entered in some other dimension, where some strange ghostly villages existed. They wandered there for several days, but they could not find a way out, then they found some mysterious characters or spirits, who told them the way out of that world.
In addition, several claims are also made to see the spirit of a beautiful princess in this forest. According to legend, there was a princess in the Majapahit kingdom whose name was Gayatri Rajapatni who preferred to become a Buddhist monk rather than being a queen. The story says that even after her death, she has been inhabiting near the Trianggulasi beach in the conservation area inside the Alas Purwo forest for a long time. The visitors who spent the night here, Gayatri often appeared to them. It is believed that Gayatri comes in front of people, tells them about her past in a polite way. She spread peace through her speech and behavior. After that, she would leave the place, leaving behind a pleasant fragrance of her.
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