Showing posts with label Purulia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Purulia. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

 Purulia -Ajodhya Pahar circuit


 

Day 1 

 24.08.2024

00 05 hrs

Howrah>Purulia      -- time 6.30 hrs                                                                    

Chakradharpur Express

Reached Purulia at 7.00 hrs

Deulghata & Kansai River>Begun Kodar >Murguma Dam> >Khairabera Dam >Chorda / Charidah "Mask" Village> Baghmundi >Turga Dam > Purulia Hill top (Baskey Homestay)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/vLPFZ9fHbpboNxrY7

Overnight in Baskey Homestay, Ajodhya Pahar Hill Top, Purulia

Day  2  

25.08.2024

Sita Kunda >Kusal Palli>Youth Hostel>Mayur Pahar>Marble  Lake > Bamni Waterfalls >Turga Waterfalls > Lunch on the way>Pakhi Pahar> Loharia Shib Mandir (Lower Dam)>Purulia Hill top (Baskey Homestay)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BgvHcahRtnHw3cGf6



Overnight in Baskey Homestay, Ajodhya Pahar Hill Top, Purulia

Day  3 

 26.08.2024

Upper Dam>Mach Kanda> Atithi Resort >  Kalyan Forest Resort > Ushul Dungri> >Purulia Hill top (Baskey Homestay for lunch)>Sirkabad (S Turning)>Purulia

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LgDtUdT2reG5ATQdA

Day  3-4 

26.08.2024

2105 hrs

 Purulia > Howrah       

Chakradharpur Express

Overnight in Train

Reached Howrah at 700 hrs

 


                                     Source : Purnendu Fadikar


There are nice hotels in Ajodhya Hill Top - Hotel Niharika, Hotel Pariwar (Shikari Da)  - these two have been mentioned in the Tourplanner group. They have also mentioned that Hotel Niharika has good Restaurant. Hotel Niharika comes under CDAC (basically Government property - which can be booked online - https://wbcadc.com/tourism/ ). Moreover there is a youth Hostel - which can also be booked online (https://youthhostelbooking.wb.gov.in/pages/SearchAvailability.aspx ). Interestingly anybody can book Youth Hostel. I have personally visited Youth Hostel  - the location is very good but lacks maintenance. The AC Deluxe room @1500 is good. There is a kitchen also. It is near Kushal Palli.

The location of Niharika is good. I have seen Niharika from outside. They are all on Hill Top.

There are some high end hotels / resorts like Kushal Palli, Saffron Valley , Akash Hill Top, Kalyan Forest Resort. I have personally seen all of them from outside. They are all located at hill Top within a radius of around 1 Km approx.

We have stayed at Baskey Homestay - +919073858442. Very nice place to stay, if you are on a budget.

This is my review in google map - https://maps.app.goo.gl/QGAmQXwPWYL2z6Hm7

One of the best Homestays in Ajodhya Hill top - location wise. The location is fabulous - dense forest at the back (you will get up with chirping of birds - stay in the lawn) and hills on the front, across the road. With no hotels nearby - it is very peaceful. Unfortunately the owners do not probably know how good it is ( I got to know from reviews that they can arrange Chau dance and also Berbeque).

If they are bit careful and has attention to the detail, then it would have been the go to place in Ajodhya Hill top.

The rates are good at Rs 1500/1200 for 2/3 people (western toilet with commode shower) and food cooked by Dipali is fabulous.

There is wifi too. Beware on, Hilltop there is no network, unless you have Jio. There is nice map inside the homestay. There is space to park at least 10 cars ! They have car pick up and drop and tour facility.

The owner has worked in Kolkata in a Govt College and are educated and very well mannered.

Day 4 : Get down to the plains via Sirkabad -Raghunathpur Range to catch the train - 2/3 hrs by car

If you have time, you can proceed towards Panchet Dam.

Sightseeing List on Day 4 (I did not do this tour) : 

1) Panchet Dam & Nehru Park & Snake Park

2) Garh Panchakot and Panchet Hill

3) Muradi Dam (Baranti Lake)

4) Joy Chandi Pahar & Mandir

5) Kashipur Rajbari   (can see from outside. It is apparently open only during Durga Puja)

6) Bero Pahar

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Taken from Tourplanner Facebook :


Most people think of Ayodhya Circuit when they hear Purulia! But there are numerous circuits and spots to explore across the entire district of Purulia. For everyone's convenience, I have shared the tour plan provided on the official website of Purulia District (http://www.purulia.gov.in/). You can visit the site to find more information and photos.

In a 3-day short vacation, you can visit the scenic hills and waterfalls of Purulia, a frontier district of West Bengal, as a tourist.

For your first day of travel:

For a tour centered around Purulia town, start by exploring the Saheb Bandh-Subhash Park District Science Centre. Before the evening sets in, head to Kumari Kanan/Kumari Dam. Spend your evening at Deer Park Guest House. 

If, at night, you feel curious about learning about the "Nachni" dancers of Purulia and want to witness their dance techniques, go to the "Nachni Development Society" right across from Deer Park. 

Listen to their stories of deprivation and witness the performance of their ‘Nachni Jhumur’ dance.

For your second day: Jhalda and Ayodhya Circuit:

Starting from Purulia, visit Aghorepur Hill (a favorite filming location for many renowned directors), then head to Jaipur Royal Palace. Explore the unfinished “Stone Palace” of the Jaipur kings. From there, visit Deulghata. The ancient temples, with their magnificent architectural style, will take you back to a thousand years of history. Passing through Deulghata, Raghabormor, and Begunkodar, make your way to “Muruguma Dam” to experience the breathtaking natural beauty of Purulia. Along the way, you’ll encounter hills like Kali Pahar, Chintu Pahar, Bansa Pahar, and several unnamed hills. 

After visiting the “Muruguma Dam” and one end of the Ayodhya Hills, stay the night at the CADC guest houses ‘Malabika’ or ‘Niharika.’ 

You might spend one or two days exploring Ayodhya Hill, Pakhi Pahar, Bamni Falls, Turga Falls, Turga Dam, the PPSP Power Project, Osulpur Hill (filming location for "Shunya Anka"), and the source of the Kumari River. From Ayodhya Hill, head to Bagmundi and then visit ‘Charida’ village, where the locals are deeply engaged in making masks for the Chhau dance. 

After Charida village, take a right from Burda Mor (8-9 km) to reach Khaira Bera Dam, an area filled with exceptional natural beauty. 

Your next destination will be Panchet Hill.

For your third day: Raghunathpur Circuit:

After descending Ayodhya Hill via Bagmundi, pass through Purulia and head toward Panchet. Along the way, you’ll come across Joychandi Hill, one of the richest tourist spots in Purulia. From the top of Joychandi Hill, take in the view of Raghunathpur. If you look far off in the distance, you’ll see Santaldihi on one side and Panchet Hill on the other. Leaving Joychandi behind, proceed to the Kashipur Royal Palace. 

Your destination is the ‘Panchet’ Forest Bungalow for an overnight stay. In the morning, after visiting the royal palace ruins nestled at the foothills of the mountains, which date back over 2,000 years, head a little further to see the Panchet Dam on the Damodar River. On the fourth day, you can head back on the Adra-Howrah railway route.

Before heading to Panchet Hill, you can make a stop at ‘Baranti,’ a small settlement surrounded by forests and hills, by taking a left past the Santuari B.D.O. Office. You can enjoy an evening enveloped in mesmerizing natural beauty before heading back to Panchet Hill.

Acknowledgements:

Information, pictures, and maps were collected from the district's official website. You can find even more information and pictures by visiting the site. The link to the official tourism website of the district is: http://puruliatourism.in/tourism/


The post given below is taken from the page of Purulia tourism Facebook page....(taken from Tour planner group in Fb)

এবং এই পোস্টটির তলাতে পুরুলিয়াতে কি কি দেখার জায়গা আছে ও পুরুলিয়াতে govt এর থাকার জায়গা আছে তারও লিংক দেওয়া আছে.

যাঁরা শীতের ছুটিতে পুরুলিয়া বেড়াতে আসবেন কিন্তু থাকার জায়গা না পাওয়ার জন্য ভেবে উঠতে পারছেন না, আসবেন কি আসবেন না। গুগলে সার্চ করেও প্রয়োজনীয় তথ্য পাচ্ছেন না আর ট্রাভেল এজেন্টদের অতিরিক্ত দর মনেও ধরছে না; তাহলে, আজ আপনার সব সমস্যার সমাধান হতে চলেছে। আজ এই পোস্টে আপনি পাবেন অযোধ্যা পাহাড় ও আসপাশের প্রায় সমস্ত প্রাইভেট হোটেল, লজ, রিসর্ট, হোমস্টে গুলির খোঁজখবর। আগের পোস্টে সমস্ত সরকারি গেস্ট হাউস গুলির খোঁজখবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল, যারা এখনো ওই পোস্টটি দেখেননি তারা এই পোস্টের নিচে দেওয়া লিঙ্ক থেকে দেখে নিতে পারেন।

তাহলে আর কথা না বাড়িয়ে দেখা যাক এবার শীতে অযোধ্যা পাহাড় বেড়াতে এলে আপনার থাকা-খাওয়ার ব্যাবস্থা কোথায় হতে পারে।

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অযোধ্যা পাহাড় ও তার আসপাশে থাকার জায়গা :

1) আরণ্যক লজ 

(বাড়েরিয়া, বাগমুন্ডি)

(near pump storage project)


Contact : janardanmurari42@gmail.com

Mob : 9932725555 /9732394115


2) মানভুম ট্যুরিস্ট লজ

(বাড়েরয়া, বাগমুন্ডি)

Mob : 9734776894


3) কঙ্কা ট্যুরিস্ট লজ

(অযোধ্যা মোড়)

Mob : 9732134656


4) শ্রীদুর্গা লজ

(অযোধ্যা মোড়)

Mob : 9785363833 / 9933907348


5) রেনুকা লজ

(অযোধ্যা মোড়)

Mob : 9647595073 / 9732089041


6) স্টার লজ :

(বাগমুন্ডি থানার সামনে)

Mob : 9002114701


7) হিলভিউ লজ (8942961501)


8) পরিবার লজ (8159850044)


9) এছাড়া আছে ডে সেন্টার, শাল-পিয়াল লজ, দীপশিখা (9564169591), হিলটপ লজ ( 8972111906), ভারত সেবাশ্রম সংঘ (03252-202894 / 9434877570)


এছাড়াও থাকতে পারেন লায়ন্স ক্লাবের গেস্ট হাউসে।

Ajodhya Guest House

(Implemented by Mandara Lions Club)

(সাহেবডি, অযোধ্যা, বাগমুন্ডি)

Mob : 8348693400


প্রতিটি গেস্টহাউসেই খাওয়া দাওয়ার ব্যাবস্থা আছে, তাছাড়াও আহারাদি করতে পারেন হোটেল পরিবার, হিলটপ হোটেল, হিলভিউ হোটেল, জয়শ্রীগুরু হোটেল, জগবন্ধু হোটেলে।


এবিষয়ে বিস্তারিত জানতে যোগাযোগ করতে পারেন অযোধ্যা পাহাড় ট্যুরিজম হেল্প সেন্টারে। এটি অযোধ্যা পাহাড় রাম ঠাকুর মেমোরিয়াল আদিবাসী ওয়েলফেয়ার সোসাইটি দ্বারা পরিচালিত হয়।

যোগাযোগ : 8972119890.

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যাঁরা #টেন্ট, কটেজে থাকতে ভালোবাসেন তাঁদের জন্যও রইল কয়েকটি ঠিকানা।


1) বুগিয়ালের সোনাকুপি বানজারা ক্যাম্প :

Contact : 9231581177


2) খয়রাবেড়া রিসর্ট : (owned by Priya Cinema, Kolkata)

Cottage : 4000+GST/NIGHT

Tent : 5000/6000/7000 + GST /Night

Contact : 9830169694


3) বনপলাশী ইকো হাট, মুরগুমা :

Pricing :

starting from 1800/night (2 Person)

2400/night (Tent)

contact : 98743-61951


4) পলাশ বিতান, মুরগুমা :

starting from 900/night (2 person)

contact : 9674222670

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যারা একটু অন্য ভাবে সস্তায় ছুটি কাটাতে চান তাঁরা থাকতেই পারেন #হোমস্টেতে। তাই সঙ্গে রইল দুটি হোমস্টের ঠিকানা :

1) ছৌবুরু হোমস্টে :

contact : 9732294515


2) কিরিবেরা হোমস্টে : 

(পাহাড়ের নিচে গ্রামের মাঝে বাড়ি)

Rooms Available : 5 Rooms, Non Ac Double Bed

(Dormitory Available)


*কিরিবেরা থেকে মুরুগুমা হয়ে অযোধ্যা ৩৩ কিমি।


#Car Rental Available (Sumo : 14/km) - Contact : 8622042958 /8240236767

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#প্রিভিয়াস #স্টোরি লিঙ্ক :

1) Govt. Guest House Detailed Info : 

https://m.facebook.com/puruliatourismpage/photos/a.242544192818400.1073741829.234812393591580/292045694534916/?type=3

2) Purulia Tour Plan :

https://m.facebook.com/puruliatourismpage/photos/a.242544192818400.1073741829.234812393591580/289609454778540/?type=3

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Where Eagles dare - Maoist infested Purulia Tour and Basanta Utsab !


In brief


Purulia District

  • Wednesday, March 7, 2012
  • Triangular Park (10:05 pm)
    Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Howrah Railway Terminus (11:05 pm)
    Station Road, West Bengal, India
  • Thursday, March 8, 2012
  • Purulia Railway Station and Junction (7:30 am)
    West Bengal, India
    Then we went to Deulghata by a car sent by Banglanatak.com
  • Ancient Temple Of Deulghata
    Purulia, West Bengal, India
    The Dol or Holi is organized by banglanatak.com.
  • Friday, March 9, 2012
  • Joypur, West Bengal
    Joypur, West Bengal, India
    We left around 1 pm for Matha
  • Jhalda,Purulia
    SH 2, West Bengal, India
  • SH 4
    SH 2, West Bengal, India
  • Matha, Balarampur, West Bengal
    Bagmundi, West Bengal, India
    Our host at Matha forest, beside Mathaburu hill - Aswini.

    We stayed at Panchayat office just beside his home
  • Saturday, March 10, 2012
  • Bamni falls
    We left around 8.00 pm and had our breakfast beside Bamni falls
  • Ajodhya Forest and Hill Reserve Area
    Khamar Road, West Bengal, India
    We saw Ajodhya Forest and Hill Reserve Area , where WBTDC owns a guest house
  • Begunkodar, West Bengal
    Begunkodar, West Bengal, India
  • Murguma, West Bengal
    Murguma, West Bengal, India
    We took bath here !
  • Ayodhya dam
  • Khairabera dam
  • Charida, Bagmundi, West Bengal
    Bagmundi, West Bengal, India
    We saw the masks used for Chhau dance - which was my plan and we bought some from the shops
  • Matha, Balarampur, West Bengal
    Balarampur, West Bengal, India
  • Sunday, March 11, 2012
  • Chandil dam
  • Chandil Temple, झारखण्ड
    Chandil, झारखण्ड, India
    This is the place in Jharkhand and now famous for MS Dhoni - he comes here to pray.
  • Matha, Balarampur,West Bengal
    Balarampur, West Bengal, India
    Back to Matha and went to the hills
  • Barabhum, West Bengal
    Barabhum, West Bengal, India
  • Monday, March 12, 2012
  • Howrah Station, West Bengal (4:00 am)
    Howrah, West Bengal, India

total distance: 425 miles






Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Baranti:


Baranti Wild Life and Nature Study Hut

For Booking



Pradip Kumar Ray
P-20 Mitra Colony , Behala
Kolkata - 700034

Tel: 9830085483




Booking through your nearest IDBI Bank is now available…

You just deposit Booking money in nearest IDBI Bank and receive Booking Slip through your Email


  • Three Beded Room with atteched Toilet.
  • Total Room - 6
  • Room Rent - Rs. 450.00 per room per day (8-00AM to 8-00AM) - From September to April
  • Room Rent - Rs. 350.00 per room per day (8-00AM to 8-00AM) - From May to August
  • Service Charge - Rs.30.00 per room (one time)
  • Extra Bed - Rs. 100.00
  • Light and Fan (Electricity) available.
  • Tap Water facility available.
  • Car for sight seeing locally available.
  • Car from Muradi station - Rs. 175.00
  • Car from Assansole - Rs. 600.00
  • Santhal Dance - Per 1-30 to 2 hours show - 1500.00
Arrangement of Group Acomodation (25-30 heads) Available.

Canteen Facility Available
  • Breakfast- 25.00
  • Lunch-45(Veg)
  • Lunch-50(Non-Veg-Egg)
  • Lunch-60(Non-Veg-Fish)
  • Lunch-70(Non-Veg-Chiken)
  • Evening Tiffin-15.00
  • Dinner- As per Lunch
  • Extra item available with extra charges.
Local Sight Seeing:
  • Point-1:Baranti-Garh Panchokote-Panchyet-Maithan-Kalyanaswari.
  • Point-2:Baranti-Biharinath Hills & Temple
  • Point-3:Baranti-Biharinath Hills & Temple-Susunia
  • Point-4:Baranti-Joichandi Hills-Raghunathpur Tasar Silk Market.
  • Circular Tour (Village Tourism) from Kolkata: Kolkata-Santiniketan-Tarapith-Maithan (Via-Churulia)-Panchyet-Baranti-Bishnupur(Via-Mukutmonipur)-Kolkata (Via-Joyrambati).
For Educational Camp

If you are interested in butterflies, Fireflies, beetles, dragonflies or any other insects, Baranti Insects is an alternative for your vacation and an aid in your research. We can drive you into insect's paradise "The Baranti Hill area” where thousands of different species live.

Our goal is always to assure the best to entomologists, students, wildlife photographers and nature lovers wishing to visit The Baranti Hill and Forest Area.

Apart from this in every year Many individuals or groups of students and researchers are comming here for Camp/Summer camp on EVS Study, Socio-Economic Study,Nature Study, Fine Arts, Photography, Anthropology , Geography and Geology Ect.

We also understand that more and more travelers and researchers want to build their own itineraries according to their group and special interest.

We provide Accommodation and food . We furnish local tribal guides, vehicles, and tour itineraries for a day, a week, a month or more, for one person or a large group (25-30).

Santhal Dance at Baranti

Special arrangement on demand

by Batka Adibasi Hara Rakab Gaota












Special arrangement on demand
Chhau Dance at Baranti

















Santhal Dance at Baranti

santhal is one of the most abundantly found tribes in India. A major chunk of this tribe can be found in West Bengal and Jharkhand. Santhal tribe has a rich cultural lineage and immense solidarity. Its members are basically the devotees of 'Thakurji', the deity they believe created this world. They move to the beats of music, to celebrate the glory of nature, raise a message and offer prayers to the presiding deity of their tribe, through a dance known as Santhal dance.



The Santhal dance is considered to be one of the best tribal folk dances of India, which offers immense vibrancy and cheerfulness. Santhal dance is generally performed by both the men and women of the Santhali tribe. It often covers issues related to gender and land rights.


While performing, the male Santhali dancers are dressed up in dhoti and make use accessories, like turban, tree leaves, flowers and bushes, during the dance. The dance is basically performed on special occasions. During the spring festival, it is performed to the glory of nature. Santhali dance is accompanied with folk music instruments like flutes, pipes, drums and cymbals.The Baranti visitors who are interested about santhal dance Baranti Wild Life & Nature Study Hut arrange special programmes (costing Rs. 1300 to 1500 for each 2 hours programmes) The dance is performed by both the men and women of the Santhali tribe( 30-50 members) living in Batka Village near Baranti in Balitora Gram Panchyet. Purulia. The club who are performing this dance is “Batka Adibasi Hara Rakab Gaota”.


Chhau Dance at Baranti

The cultural heritage of a State, is preserved, among many things, through its folk traditions. Chhau, a mask dance, performed in certain areas ofWest Bengal, has a distinctive character of its own. Although this dance is part of the folk cultures of Bihar and Orissa as well, the Bengal Chhau, which has received international acclaim in recent years, has scaled a rare height of beauty and perfection.


Essentially a festival dance, Chhau was originally performed on the occasion of the sun Festival towards the end of the month of Chaitra (March-April) in Bengali Calendar. The festival continued for about one-and-a-half months till before the sowing season which indicates it was interlinked with the social and economic life of the Bengal farmer. The situation has changed with the passing of time, as Chhau is new performed during some other festivals at other times of year as well.


The Chhau dance is epical in content, as it is based on various episodes of the Ramayana. And the Mahabharata. Sometimes certain episodes of the Puranas are also used.


The Baranti Visitors who are interested about Chahau Dance , Baranti Wild Life & Nature Study Hut arrange Chhau Dance Programmes. The Dance is perform by Local team from Raghunathpur or Purulia.



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