Sinlung /
04 July 2011

Will you be here on 'doomsday'?

If you haven't heard about Bugarach, it is high time you do, because the day of judgment is nearing

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

Surrounded in legend for centuries, Bugarach has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day on 12 December 2012 to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet with a population of only 194, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive Judgment day. Click on to journey through this idyllic 'doomsday' village.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

The village and Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

The Peak of Bugarach is also called the upside down mountain because its top layers are older than the ones at the bottom owing to the uplift of the Pyrenees.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

In the lap of nature! Buildings nestled amidst the lush green locales of the village of Bugarach.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

A women examines an esoteric sign engraved on a rock near the summit of the Peak of Bugarach.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

The verdant greens of the village of Bugarach, viewed from the Peak.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

A milestone indicating Bugarach. Come 12 December 2012, thousands of doomsday believers are expected to throng here.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

A church stands tall amongst an array of buildings at Bugarach.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

The pebbled walls of an edifice at 'doomsday' village.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

A closer look at the Peak of Bugarach.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

The Peak of Bugarach stands tall amidst idyllic surroundings.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

A house displays a 'For Sale' sign on a street in the village.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

The central square in the village of Bugarach.

A journey through the 'doomsday' village

Jean-Pierre Delord, mayor of the village of Bugarach, poses in front of the peak. The mayor is believed to have threatened to call the army to contain the milling crowds on doomsday.

Source: India Syndicate
Image credits: Reuters

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