Heritage Places to see in Santiniketan Visva Bharati List 1

Heritage Places/Top tourist places to see in Santiniketan / Places to visit in Santiniketan:-

Prayer Hall or Upasana Griha:

Upasana Griha was founded by Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore’s father in 1863. A prayer hall made of several colored Belgium glasses with marble steps on all the four sides. During evening service, candle is lit around the prayer hall, and it wears a magnificent look in flickering light. Prayers are held on Wednesday.

Black House

Black House is a mud building known for its relief works done by stalwarts like Ram Kinkar and Prabhas Sen.

Uttarayan Complex

Uttarayan Complex is a garden with five houses where Rabindranath used to live and is hence a very popular location. The poet lived and worked in the Northern Complex consisting of several buildings as: Udayana, Konarka, Shyamali, Punascha and Udichi. The Bichitra (or, Rabindra Bhavan ) designed by the poet's son Rathindranath Tagore. The entire complex is divided into many buildings in varying architectural styles. This complex is closed on Wednesday.

Bichitra

Bichitra: Also called Rabindra Bhavan, a Research Centre and Museum where the poet's personal belongings, paintings & various editions of his works are exhibited.

Rabindra Bhavan    

Rabindra Bhavan was established in Santiniketan in 1942. The memories of this Nobel Laureate with his personal artefacts, books, photographs and voice records are all displayed in Rabindra Bhavan. There is also a general section devoted to the letters, paintings by various popular artists, where even the original manuscripts of Tagore’s writings are preserved properly. 

Chhatimtala
Here Maharshi Devendranath, the father of Rabindranath Tagore, used to meditate under the Chhatim Trees. Prayers are held usually at Convocation time. Successful graduates of the Vishwa Bharati University are presented a branch of five leaves each from the Saptaparni trees which abound in the area. 

Santiniketan Griha

Santiniketan Griha is the oldest building of Santiniketan.

Dehali

Rabindranath used to live with his wife Mrinalini Devi in this two storied building.

Shyamali

Rabindranath welcomed Gandhiji at this mud house. 

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