Joychandi Pahar is a hill which is a popular tourist attraction in the Indian state of West Bengal in Purulia district.The Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray, Hirak Rajar Deshe was mostly shot in this mountain area.
HOW TO REACH
By Rail: Joychandi Pahar(JOC). Frequent express and local trains halts here due to Asansol-Adra section of South Eastern Railway. Ii took 43min to reach there from my place.
By Road: 50km from Asansol.
It was a weekend gateway trip for me away from daily chores of life on a Sunday. I boarded morning train and reached JOC at 9:43am. I hired a Auto(Rs 250/-) to reach base point of Joychandi Hill which took 10-15min from station.
Note:Do not forget to save Auto driver number as there will be no transport for return.
One need to climb up approx 500 stairs to reach hilltop of Joychandi hill to have mesmerising view of Purulia landscape and to see blessings of Maa Joychandi. It takes hardly 15min to reach hilltop with normal pace and taking rests in between.
Semaphore Tower
Semaphore Tower(not a watch tower) built by British East India company, used as medium to send information or news before invention of telegram. It was an intermediate tower for transmitting information from Calcutta fort William to Chunar fort, Varanasi. The book The Worldwide History of Telecommunications (2003) by Anton A Huurdeman notes that there were 45 Semaphore towers on the Calcutta- Chunar line. It is hard to say how many still exists.
Fact: It is said that on a clear day, messages were passed from Fort William in Calcutta to Chunar in just 50minutes which are at a distance of 700km.
Joychandi hill top
Hilltop provides a mesmerising view of Purulia landscape with a very peaceful environment. One can spend hours there sitting quietly and enjoying nature at its calmness.
Joychandi Maa Temple
Joychandi pahar is a great place for rock climbers and people looking for easy adventure.
Sovenier
Don't know what this craft known for but its great to see weaved pattern from a leaf.
Special mentions
Pack your food and water well as there will be no proper place to eat there.
Finally I returned back to my town same day with a gift of few blisters at foot and soar calves..lol. I hate walking, trekking still i do to follow my passion of exploring horizons.
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