Balarampur in Purulia is famous for Chau dance. Royal Chau Academy and Maldi Chau Shibir are quite known places for Chau practitioners. Chau dance inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010. Maldi Chau Shibir located next to Kumari dam has the Chau Resource Centre and also holds regular Chau training between 3 and 5 pm under the leadership of Jagannath Chowdhury and Biren Kalindi. Know More »
Purulia is the nearest railway station. Bamnia is 42 kms away at about an hour's drive. It is a 6 hours drive from Kolkata.
The temples built by the Jains between 9th-11th century are of Rekh Style. Mostly unknown to the outside world, these temples are made up of stone or ...
Kashipur palace is one of the most attractive architectures of Purulia. It was built in 1916 at Kashipur (Kashipur Block), the capital of the state of...
There is beautifully engraved terracotta temple in Chelyama (Raghunathpur-II Block) of Purulia, styled after the famous Bishnupur temples of Bankura d...
Among the temples and sculptures that date back to the Pal (750 A.D to 1155 A.D) and Sen (1095 A.D to 1225 A.D) dynasties, few stand intact in Deulgha...
Khairabera which is about 20 kms from Charida is an irrigation dam is in the midst of hills and forest which offers a panoramic view.
The technological wonder of the PPSP dam, which is the Purulia Pump Storage project, is worth a visit. It is one of the largest projects in India with...
The Bird’s Hill or ‘Pakhi Pahar' draws rock climbing enthusiasts. The hill has been painstakingly sculpted by a group of artists to create about 6...
Ayodhya Hills is approximately 15 kms from the village. The hills on the boundary of Purulia and Jharkhand are a part of the Dalma Mountain Range and ...
Charida village is home to the Chau Mask makers. The tradition of making Chau masks started in Charida about 150 years back during the rule of King Ma...
One can go on your own and stay at their own choice in Purulia, can enjoy stay at the Community Resource Centre in Maldi which offers 2 bedrooms (non AC) with basic amenities available for the guests. One can also stay at 20 acre eco-campus of Nimdih Gandhi Ashram (contact : Debdip Roy 9661464540) which has 9 twin-shared cottages (Non AC). Guest can experience organic farming, fishing and walking tour to Dalma foothill in addition at Nimdih.
Balarampur in Purulia is famous for Chau dance. Royal Chau Academy and Maldi Chau Shibir are quite known places for Chau practitioners. Chau dance inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010. Maldi Chau Shibir located next to Kumari dam has the Chau Resource Centre and also holds … Continue reading “Balarampur”
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