New Delhi, India (folk belief)

The Djinns of Feroz Shah Kotla

Folklore — not a documented case

Djinns are believed to live in the ruins of a 14th-century fort in Delhi. Every Thursday hundreds of people come to leave them letters with their wishes.

Feroz Shah Kotla is the ruined citadel of Firozabad, a city founded on the banks of the Yamuna in the 14th century by the Delhi sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq. Among the ruins stand a mosque still in use and an Ashokan stone pillar more than 2,000 years old.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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