The Haunting of the Rodrigues Home in Goa

A mysterious haunted house known as the Rodrigues Home in Verna, Goa is supposedly left from colonial times. Although looking like any other house, it is said to have ghost lingering.

In the Salcete village of Verna, about 10 kilometers north of Margao, stands the Rodrigues Home according to local lore. This old mansion from colonial times during Portuguese rule, though outwardly a charming and beautiful retreat often called normal looking, harbors a dark and chilling secret.

Locals whisper of the spirits of the Rodrigues family who are said to haunt the premises, making it one of the most infamous haunted locations in Goa, although its exact whereabouts and details of its story are scarce.

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For generations, locals have recounted stories of strange and inexplicable occurrences within the house, attributing them to the restless spirits of the Rodrigues family who still own the mansion according to most sources.

Haunted Rumors from Verna

So what is it about this manor house that looks seemingly fine when seen by the naked eye? Visitors and passersby have reported a series of unsettling phenomena that seem to defy rational explanation.

One of the strange things often reported is the flickering lights, as if unseen hands are playing with the electrical switches. There is also reported about sudden and unexplained opening and closing of doors and windows.

Perhaps the most disconcerting of all are the accounts of cutlery moving on its own, clattering unnervingly in the empty dining room. The linens in the house have also mysteriously disappeared and then reappeared without anyone having had access to the premise.

The Ghost of the Rodrigues Home

But who is haunting this alleged haunted house? A member from the Rodrigues family is an obvious culprit, but seeing how common the last name is and the missing specific details of the ghost story, it is difficult to pinpoint who and what Rodrigues family we are even referring to.

Local legends speak of the tragic history of a Rodrigues family though, whose untimely deaths are believed to be the source of the haunting. It is said that the family met with a series of misfortunes, each more devastating than the last. The exact nature of these misfortunes varies with each telling, but the common thread is a sense of unresolved sorrow and lingering attachment to the family home.

The Missing House

From whom and when did these haunted rumors start though? The first mentions of it online seems to be articles from 2012, claiming the unspecified house is haunted, and still used as a family home. Various of other sources later claim the house has become abandoned. Who really knows at this point. As with many of the other haunted houses in Goa, India, the details of their whereabouts are vague with a lot of hearsay.

But for now, who really knows what the truth is, and what really lurks inside the home of this mysterious manor house.