20/01/2018
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Dhauli Express from Howrah at 6.00 hours. It is 3.5 hrs journey.
You will reach Balasore (231 k.m. from Howrah) at 9.35 A.M. (Thereafter 78013 DEMU passenger at 10.05 A.M. from Balasore to Bangriposi in 2 hours @ Rs 25 )
## By bus : Services is available from Kolkata to Baripada and it will start from Dharmatala Bus terminus near Press club.
You can reach Baripada or Bombay chauki in about 4.5 hours. Please call (Das & Das : 09831 342895) for all the related information.
## By car : Take the NH6 route from Kolkata and drive straight to Bangriposi. 230km from Kolkata.
Source: http://www.bangriposi.com/
Orientation
It is equi-distant from Jamshedpur and Kharapgur. It is not very far from West Bengal Order. The nearest big town is Baripada (around 40 Km). It is in the North East of Orissa.
Pick up car by Bablu - 8763 200 392 . He stays just beside our Bungalow.
We missed the pick up car due to communication gap. So we took the DEMU or Diesel train at 10.00 am to reach Bagriposi train station in 2 hours time (train fare Rs 25). Our resort is only 2 Km from Bangriposi rail station. Our resort is beside Khairi Resort.
We took an auto (Rs 70 for 7 people ) to reach our resort at 1230 hours. We are 7 people (Subri da, Karmakar da, Tutuda and my family). The famous author Buddhadeb Guha wrote his novel "Bangriposite dui rattir" at the resort. There is a Munda family residing inside this resort in Thatched hut - who are taking care of our needs and also making lovely lunch and dinner for us. This is unique.
Bangriposi is a quaint tribal hamlet nestled at the foothills of the Thakurani hills in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. It is almost within Simlipal Forest range.
After taking our lunch, we went to Bisoi Hat (only Saturday at 3.30 pm) from resort - 18 Km - Duarsini Temple (is on the way)- @ Rs 800/-. The cock fight has stopped because of gambling related problem. Sampling the local fermented rice-wine or haanriya is a must! You will find tribal woman selling Haariya.
Bangriposi is a quaint tribal hamlet nestled at the foothills of the Thakurani hills in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. It is almost within Simlipal Forest range.
After taking our lunch, we went to Bisoi Hat (only Saturday at 3.30 pm) from resort - 18 Km - Duarsini Temple (is on the way)- @ Rs 800/-. The cock fight has stopped because of gambling related problem. Sampling the local fermented rice-wine or haanriya is a must! You will find tribal woman selling Haariya.
21/01/2018
Simlipal (65 Km) - not recommended
We started at 7.00 hours and come back at 2000 hours @ Rs 3500/- . It is a whole day tour.There is no
need to book any tour in advance. Entry fee per person is Rs 100. Guide fee is Rs 300, lunch @ Rs 100 each inside the Park. You can take your own car (we had Balero) inside the forest.There are 2 entry points. We entered through Jashipur, which is 65 Km from Bangriposi. One can also enter from Baripada side (Pithabata (22 kilometres from Baripada)). The whole tour is a big disappointment. No wonder there is any interest. It starts in the morning and ends at 5.30 pm. It is more of 5 Point tour kind of thing these days.
The real highlight of the tour in Simlipal National Park is waterfalls like Joranda and Barehipani. The second one is really worth seeing.
After lunch we went to the core area - Chahala, which is also a big disappointment. All we saw is spotted dear. The whole area is out of bounds of tourists. Naxalites has caused a big wound to this famous forest. Even the road to Simlipal is really bad. our average car speed was around 33 Km.
22/01/2018
Bangriposhi ----Sulaipath Dam----- Bankabal dam @ Rs 1500/- - recommended
We did not go to Badampahar (65 Km). Since we had time, after taking nice lunch at a road side dhaba, on the way back, we went to see Buribalam (7 km from resort). We paid extra for that @ Rs 300/-. It was on the banks of the Buribalam river, where the encounter between Bengali freedom fighter Bagha Jatin and the then British commissioner, Charles Tegart, took place.
We did not go to Kanchinda (20 km) - Brahmi Kund (38 Km) , which is on the route of Buribalam - 5 hours @ Rs 1500
23/01/2018
Resort - Kuliana : Dokra village (24 Km from resort -- recommended) - Balasore (100 Km) - @ Rs 2000/-
Today we left our resort at 12.30 hours. On the way falls Kuliana village - where rural artisans still struggle to keep the dying art form of Dokra or Dhokra alive . There is a potter in that village too. We bought lot of Dokra at Kulina village from Jagannath Sahu's house - which is really VERY cheap. We could not see many house holds making Dokra.
Dhokra is non ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. The more famous cousin of them stay at Bastar, Madhya Pradesh. Apart from that you will find Dokra in Jharkhand ,Bikna, Bankura, West Bengal and Dariyapur, Burdwan .
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The we left for train at which is at 1621 hours from Balasore. However we reached home at 11 pm !
Hotel website: bangriposi.com/
Breakfast Tea + Biscuit - Rs 8 + Luchi/veg curry/double egg curry - Rs 45/-
Lunch - Fish Thali 120/- , Veg Thali - 70/- , Egg Thali - 10/-
Evening snacks - Tea, Biscuit - 8/- + Muri Chop - 15/-
Dinner - Chicken Thali - 140/- , Mutton Thali 200/-
Approx 300/- per day food.
For urgent information call Sintu @ 9836 83 03 42
Rent for 3 rooms with attached bathrooms and a common dining room is Rs 2000.
Rent for 1 cottage for 2 people is Rs 1000. There is also tent for Rs 800 for 2 people with a separate bathroom.
Rent for 3 rooms with attached bathrooms and a common dining room is Rs 2000.
Rent for 1 cottage for 2 people is Rs 1000. There is also tent for Rs 800 for 2 people with a separate bathroom.
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