Nature attracts people to its womb. Duarsini is one of them. This beautiful tribal village attracts tons of tourists to enjoy the beauty of nature.
Duarsini is one of the most favorite offbeat tourist destinations in India. The location of this Purulia offbeat is another attraction among tourists.Â
More specifically, just 13 kms away from Burdwan District.Â
You know Purulia is one of the most beautiful places in the world. If you come Purulia mainly in spring, the Palash around you will mesmerize you.Â
The beautiful Sal, Segun, Palash, Piyal and many other unknown trees cover the beautiful Duarsini that increases next level interests among tourists.
If you are a nature lover and want to spend a couple of hours in this offbeat destination in West Bengal, you’ll enjoy the beauty amid nature at Duarsini.Â
Let’s know how to reach there, what to do and more in this article.
Train is Convenient for Duarsini
If you are a rail fan, you’ll love to travel by train. I love traveling by train.
To reach Duarsini, Ghatshila station is the ideal destination. You’ll get many trains from Howrah and Sealdah to reach Ghatshila.Â
I suggest you to take those trains which reach Ghatshila in the morning.
Have you ever visited Ghatshila? Though Duarsini is not in Ghatshila, rather it is not in Jharkhand.
Duarsini is the border between West Bengal and Jharkhand. The distance between Ghatshila station and your dream offbeat Purulia destination is around 25 kms.
The cheapest way to reach your dream offbeat destination from Ghatshila is to book an autorickshaw.Â
You can enjoy street foods as your breakfast, or as tiffin.
After taking breakfast and enjoy tea, you can start your journey amid the Chonagpur plateau region, where you’ll see beautiful hills near you.
The black road, green surroundings and bluish hills make your journey towards Duarsini mesmerizing.
The road is amid forest and plateau. You can hardly see any traffic in this road.
After a while, you’ll reach Purulia district of West Bengal. You can enjoy the Satgurung river, a small river flows nearby.
Duarsini Temple
Duarsini temple is one of the oldest temples in this area. The architecture of the Duarsini temple is similar to Odishi culture.
According to locale people, this temple has awakened God named Ma Duarsini.
You can spend a couple of hours here.
In some distance, you’ll reach a small tila, or a hill from where you can trek and reach its top.
There is also a Krishna temple at the hill top. Apart from that, you’ll see the whole Duarsini in the birds’ eye.
The trekking route is excellent. You can enjoy the offbeat beauty along with trekking.
Mysterious Atmosphere
Do you know once upon a time, Duarsini was not safe for people. There was many terrorist activities in Duarsini.
Though now, Duarsini is getting attractions from tourists. Many people come here to enjoy the incredibile offbeat Purulia.
Duarsini is in Bandoyan block. The beautiful Satgurung river welcome you here along with the calm and timid atmosphere.
According to local people, the river Satgurung named after it comes from the hill and divided into 7 flows. There is another myth about the river.
The river came like a staircase the the number of staircase is 7.
Whatever the name is, you’ll enjoy this small river along with the forest and blue hills.
There are many cottages, hotels to stay here, but the WBFDC offers cottages near main road. You have to book cottages online before coming here.
The atmosphere here is remarkable. You’ll enjoy the whole Duarsini Prakriti Bhraman Kendra from here.
The picturesque beauty of Dalma hill will take you to another world.
Tribal Village
Tribal village is one of the major attractions in Duarsini. The tribals love forest and hills. You can witness their simple and rustic lifestyle here.
The traditional culture, program and rituals are another attractions here to come. At evening you’ll hear the roar of some wild animals.
In the morning and afternoon, you’ll enjoy the twittering of birds. At evening you’ll enjoy the non stopable cricket sound.
You can reach the tribal village and witness their cultures.
Every saturday, you’ll see the tribal haat.
Solitude and You
If you love to spend a day in a desolated place, Duarsini is ideal. You’ll enjoy the twittering of birds, the rustle of leaves, the peacock, and some timid wildflives.
The spectacular rolling hills along with greenary of Dalma forest, the home of wildlives such as bears, wolves, boars, and many birds are your company here.
Even you can see the migratory elephant herd comes from forest (sometime). Just imagine the adventure you’re gonna experience here.
My Final Thought
Duarsini is a pure offbeat destination attractinng tons of tourists who love to spend quality time amid nature. The blue lake, the Dalma hills greenery, the forest of Sal, Segun, Palash, Piyal and many other trees, the wildlife experience of bears, wolves, boars, many species of birds along with national bird, takes you to an unavoidable beauty. Additionally the tribal lifestyle will be memorable in your life. If you are a nature lover, go and spend a couple of hours here.
Disclaimer: I am just writing this to let you know about the place. I don’t encourage and discourage to travel.Â