Thuggee Temple Beneath Pankot Palace

Hidden beneath Pankot Palace, this subterranean temple serves as the Thuggee cult's sanctum for human sacrifices, occult rituals, and the storage of the sacred Sankara stones. Known variously as the Thuggee Temple and Thuggee Shrine, the location is accessed through secret passages from guest rooms and palace halls, where cool drafts carry echoes of screams and incense. Willie Scott emerges from its tunnels terrified, describing ritual murders she witnessed amid chants and flames, while Indiana Jones cites its existence as proof of the cult's resurgence. Torchlight reveals bloodied altars, looming Kali idols, and damp, oppressive stone walls untouched by surface light, symbolizing the palace's complicity in ancient evil and the insidious blend of power and darkness.