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Village in West Bengal, India
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Baranti or Boronti (বড়ন্তি Baṛanti) is a small, quiet and scenic place in the Purulia district of West Bengal. There is a 1 km long irrigation project dam, between two small hillocks, Muradi Hill and Baranti Hill. You can get a grand view of Baranti Lake. It's also a picnic spot, where people from nearby areas, such as Asansol, come for a day-long picnic. Reportedly, it's best in winter.
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Gorangi Hill
Modern Indian cooking with locally-sourced ingredients
AC & non-AC rooms, restaurant, children's park, car parking space, travel help desk, etc. Restaurant serves fish from Baranti Lake.
8 rooms. 6 two-bed rooms ₹800/day each. 2 three-bed rooms ₹900/day.
Food prepared to order.
5 cottages with food and other amenities.
Total-20 rooms, three beds each both ac and non. Also one ac dormitory and one honeymoon suite.
In between Baranti lake and Baranti hill
A small Santhal tribal village surrounded by forest, a big lake and a few hills. The hills are crowned with green and dark green during the rainy season, slightly grey during winter and dotted with fiery red during autumn. The fiery red colour comes from the fully blossomed palas tree.
Set amidst the natural environs of rural Bengal, this hut has 2 rooms (3 beds each) with attached bath dining room and kitchen facility.
By car
You can take either use the historic Grand Trunk Road or the modern NH 19 to get into Asansol first.
Cycle rickshaws are available for local movement in Muradi. Some hired transport is also available near Muradi railway station.
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