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  Shantiniketan
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  Excursions from Shantiniketan
Kankalitala (9km)
On the bank of the river Kopai is Knankalitala, one of the sacred Satipithas.
Deer Park (4 km)
Located within the Ballavpur forest range adjacent to Shantiniketan. (closed on Wednesdays).

Joydev-Kenduli (30 km)

Birth place of poet Joydev, author of the Geeta Govinda, a 12th century masterpiece in Sanskrit. A fair is held at this time on Makar Sankranti (mid-January). Baul songs are the primary magnetism of this mela.
Nonoor (18 km)
Birth place of kabi, Chandidas, famous for his Vaishnava Padavalis.
There is a temple devoted to Devi Basuli.Bakreshwar (58 km) Another Satipitha. Also famous for the Bakranath Shiva temple. There are an amount of hot water springs with varying temperatures.
 

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  Tarapith (88 km)
Many pilgrims visit the Tara Devi temple.

Lavpur-Fullara (30 km)
A Satipitha, one of the 21 such centers of pilgrimage.
Saintha- Nandesawari (44 km)
This also is a Satipitha.

Nalhati (100 km)
One of the Satipithas where a temple stands. Besides the holy place is a tomb of Ana Pir Sahib, a Muslim saint.
Massanjore (75km)
Situated in Dumka, Bihar, this is the location of a barrier on river Mayurakshi amidst mountainous backdrop.
 
  Accommodation
For details contact
International Guest House
Shantiniketan Tourist Lodge
Chhuti Holiday Resort
 
 
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