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(Redirected from Pakhi Hills)
| Murraburru Hill | |
|---|---|
| Pakhi Pahar | |
 Rock cut art, Pakhi Pahar | |
| Highest point | |
| Listing | Hills of West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 23°07′10″N 86°06′15″E / 23.1195°N 86.1041°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Murraburru Hill Location within West Bengal  Murraburru Hill Location within India | |
  8km 5miles J H A R K H A N D △ Murraburru Hill △ Chandni Hill △ V Ajodhya Hills △ Chamtuburu T Subarnarekha River T  T Bamni Falls T T Ajodhya Hill top X H R R Patardi R R R R R R R M C C C Murraburru Hill (red) with places in Purulia district. Key: M: municipality, C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, X: craft centre, T: tourist centre, △: hills Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly. | |
| Parent range | Chhotanagpur Plateau |
Murraburru Hill popularly known as Pakhi Pahar is a hill located near Ajodhya Hills in Purulia district, West Bengal. Rock carvings done since 1995 have transformed the hill and nearby boulders.[2][3][4]
Description
[edit]The area is also known as the Pakhi Hills.[citation needed] The first carving was 800 ft (240 m) high by 600 ft (180 m) on the western face of Murraburru Hill and it now features many bird-shaped sculptures on the rocky surface of the hill. The artwork is visible from a considerable distance and it has become a landmark destination of Ayodhya Hills area contributing to tourism in the region.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Murraburru Hill". Google Maps. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "'Rock star' Chitta Dey and his boundless stone canvas". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ Leader, The Weekend. "The 'Crazy' Sculptor of Purulia Transforms a Hill into a Piece of Art and Tourists Love it". The Weekend Leader. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "Pakhi Pahar(Places)(Ajoydha Circuit)". Purulia Tourism. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ Leader, The Weekend. "The 'Crazy' Sculptor of Purulia Transforms a Hill into a Piece of Art and Tourists Love it". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Focus, Amrita Mukherjee | Special to GN (2023-01-26). "9 holiday destinations in West Bengal to cherish". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "'যে রাঁধে সে চুলও বাঁধে', সংসার সামলে পাখি পাহাড়ে গাইডের দায়িত্বে ৪১ জন মহিলা". sangbadpratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-06-09.
External links
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Media related to Pakhi Pahar, Purulia at Wikimedia Commons
