Thriving legend surround the hills and plains of Himachal wherein the stories of curses and counters are aplenty. The old ruins Rajbans tell a scintillating story of treachery, guile and deceitfulness wherein the King promised a courtesan, half his kingdom in case she could cross the Yamuna river gorge on a rope, which she did and demanded her prize. Thereupon the king extended his offer by offering his full kingdom if she could dance her way back, which is exactly what the dancer did.
However as she was halfway, the treacherous king cut the rope and the damsel fell into the gorge. Her curse saw a widespread flood by the Yamuna sweep across the Kingdom and destroy the region. The ruins of the city still stand tall at Sirmouri Tal however the devastation is clearly visible amongst the ruins.