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The Gaiety theatre in Shimla is a fine example of British colonial-era architecture

‘It is a legacy’: How British-era ghosts are kept alive in India’s hill towns

The northern Indian hill towns — with their breathtaking views and lush cedar forests — became a favorite haunt of British high society. Reminders of that era still linger across the hill stations in the form of Gothic lodges, anglicized street names, churches — and ghosts.

The ghost known as Kollivay Pey, by Shyam, featured in the book "Ghosts, Demons and Monsters of India."

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