How a search for the hidden land of Shambhala turned into a geopolitical power play. By Dimitra Nikolaidou (Atlas Obscura) In December of 1923, two unlikely travelers arrived in Darjeeling, India intent on finding what could not possibly exist: Shambhala, a kingdom located inside a hollow earth. Along them trailed Soviet spies, Western occultists and Mongolian rebels, all serving their own agendas. Even with so many eyes on them, their expedition still managed to disappear from the face of […] Read More