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Best Time to Visit : November to March
It is a small town located in Birbhum district of West Bengal and was the home of Rabindra Nath Tagore. The famous Viswa Bharti University is located here. It was started by Sri Devendra Nath Tagore father of Rabindra Nath Tagore and later it was promoted by him to bring a change in the education system of India. Student from different part of the country as well as the world come here to get education.
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Tagore’s Ashram: It is one of the best places of Shantiniketan in the Uttarayan complex built by Rabindra Nath Tagore’s Father.
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Amar Kutir: It is situated around 1km from Shantiniketan and is famous for local made handicrafts which include leather printed bags, printed clothes etc.
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Rabindra Bhawan Museum: Built in the year 1961 it is one of the most important place of historical significance as it has some of the original manuscripts, paintings, letters, documents etc.
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Kala Bhawan: An important place where art is promoted among the students. It is the most beautifully built block and promotes the artistic bent.
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Chattimtala: This was the centre of meditation of Rabindra Nath’s father Shri Devendra Nath Tagore. He said that the keys to success and world progress is meditation and introspection.
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Deer Park: A park situated at 3km from Shantiniketan it is the abode of large number of family of deer.
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Karukrit Arts and Crafts
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Santiniketan Uttar Siksha Sadan
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Charulata Handicrafts
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Viswa Bharti Samavaya Samiti
Places of Worship:
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Kali Mondir, Shantiniketan
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Indirapally Durga Mandir, Shantiniketan
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Upasana Griha, Shantiniketan
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Dugdeshwar Nath Shiv Mandir, Shantiniketan
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Satya Narayan Mandir, Shantiniketan
Places of Entertainment:
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Chitra Cinema Hall, Shantiniketan
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Gitanjali Cinema Hall, Shantiniketan
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By Air – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is the major airport which is around 200km from Shantiniketan.
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By Railway – Bolpur is the main railway station which is around 2km from Shantiniketan.
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By Road – Shantiniketan is well linked by State transport buses from all parts of West Bengal.
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