Beauty of Joychandi,Purulia

If you want to feel the calmness of the nature and also want to enjoy the beauty of the nature,you are welcome to the South West Bengal. Purulia district is the place to visit for everyone if you want to witness the heritage culture,handicrafts and also some beautiful hills with heavenly natural beauty.

Joychandi Pahar is the hill in Purulia district,which i have visited countless times and still whenever i get free time i go for picnic or trekking or just simple hang out. It is 2 km from sub-divisional town of Raghunathpur,Purulia. And also near to the Adra section of South Eastern Railway. To reach here, it is better for you to get down in the "Joychandi Pahar" railway station and book a 'Auto Rickshaw' or you can book your vehicles from the very next station 'Adra' and make it there.

View of "Joychandi Pahar" from Adra

Reaching near to the Joychandi Pahar

Geography

Standing almost 800 feet tall,Joychandi Pahar stands on the open plains of Purulia. It is also major attraction for rock climbing.  Among the three branches of the Joychandi Pahar, anyone can make it top of one of the branch by taking almost 520 steps around the bolders and ancient watchtowers. These steps will take you to the top of the mountain Temple of Mata Chandi (Probably from which this hill got its name). Everyday many pilgrims climb to the top of the hill for their 'Poojas'. 

There is also an 'Abandoned Watchtower' on the way to the hilltop which is said to have been used by the decoits around 100-150 years back. The bird's eye view from the hilltop of the surrounding landscape is wondrous. A total cluster of hills with the surrounding lakes and huge holders all over the places make the backdrop surreal.

Steps that'll take you to the top of the Temple

Temple at the top of the hill

Abandoned Watchtower

View of the lake from the midway of your journey to the top

View from the top

Things to do at Joychandi Pahar

Trek around the hill and explore the spots for an exciting adventure. This place is also renowned for the film "Heerak Rajar Deshe" directed by one of the greatest film director in the world "Satyajit Ray". So, people come here to explore those places.

Iconic Movie "Heerak Rajar Deshe" scene in Joychandi Pahar

Lodging and Dining

People coming from far can stay here and experience the beautiful resorts which is located on the slopes of one of the hills of Joychandi Pahar. You can book your room from the Website. All of the rooms are having every kind of facilities under short budget. And resort's dining hall serves guests some delicious and fresh Indian Cuisine.

View from the lodge

Nearby Tourist Places of Joychandi Pahar

While staying in Joychandi Hills, you can take few day trips to some of the nearby tourist places. Garh Panchakot is a places located 20 km away from Joychandi Hill,surrounded by heavily forest around the Panchet Lake. "The Muradi Lake" is just 26 km away. And to extend your holiday, you can also visit nearby "Susunia Hill","Biharinath Hill","Ayodhya Hill". You can also plan for whole day's sightseeing from Joychandi Pahar to "Raghunathpur Silk Factories","Maithon Lake","Kalyaneshwari Temple" and "Panchet Lake".