Monday, March 11, 2013

Tourist Attractions and Site Seen near Santiniketan Bolpur Birbhum District List 4

Tourist Attractions and Site Seen near Santiniketan Bolpur Birbhum District:-
 
Nanoor (23 km)
Birthplace of the Vaisnava poet,Chandidas (14th century). 
Travelers may go to the place by bus or any other road transport.
  
Kenduli- Joydev
Kenduli is a few Kms. west from Illambazar and is 30 kms from Shantiniketan. The place is situated on the north bank of River Ajoy. It is renowned as the birth place of great Sanskrit poet Joydev who flourished in 12th Century and composed the well known Geet - Govinda, a Sanskrit Lyrical poem. Annual- Mela is held in the village Kenduli in the last day of Bengali month Pous and first 2 days of Magh and is attended by thousands of pilgrims including Bauls. Kenduli is famous for its folk song festival held during Makar Sankranti (Mid January). This festival is the largest of its kind in the state. 


Bakreswar (58 km)

Bakreswar is a sacred place near Bolpur Santiniketan. Bakreswar is approximately 58 km from Bolpur Santiniketan and approximately 19 km from Suri. Bus services are available both from Suri and Dubrajpur ends. A temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located there which is popularly known as Pahareswar. On the way, visitors may give a step over to the Mama-Bhagne hill at Dubrajpur. Travellers may locate numerous hilly caves. There are the temples of Lord Shiva and Shasan Kali. The Mughal Kuthi at Mahanto Para is also a significant tourist spot to pay a visit.

Nalhati (104 kms)
The place is situated near Nalhati Railway Station on the Howrah Sahebganj loop line of Eastern Railways. It is also connected by the Panagarh- Moregram Road. It is famous for Nalateswari Temple. It is so called because Nala or throat of Sati fell here as known by tradition. Another report says that it was a Lalat or forehead that fell here. It is regarded as a Pithas i.e. one of the 52 places where parts of Sati's body fell. It is located on a small & beautiful hill. 

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2 comments:

  1. I really appreciate your post for providing temple information! I learned that Tarapith is one of the Shakti Pithas in the India. I will visit here more often and look forward to your new story! See more information about Tourist places in India. Happy Hop Around India.......

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    1. Yes, Tarapith is one of the most popular visiting places near Santiniketan in Birbhum district, West Bengal. Thousands of people visit there everyday. Hope you will come to visit Tarapith.

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