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#13248063

28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. The indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. The indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. The indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. The indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. The indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. Here, the indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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28 January 2026

Murguma Dam, situated near Murguma Village in Purulia District, West Bengal, is an irrigation dam on the Saharajhore River, part of the Kangsabati River system. It is located at the foothills of the Ajodhya Hills and plays a vital role in flood control by capturing excess rainwater. The dam is crucial for the indigenous Santal community, providing essential irrigation for agriculture and supporting their livelihoods. The surrounding area also offers eco-tourism opportunities and preserves its cultural ties to nature. The indigenous people of the Santal community walk across the dam to other villages, tend to their livestock, carry firewood they cut from the hill, and children play around on the Murguma Dam in Jhalda, Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 12, 2026.

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#13224454

21 January 2026

Joychandi Pahar, located near Raghunathpur in Purulia, West Bengal, is a prominent 800-foot hill known for its historical importance as a site of armed resistance and a hideout for freedom fighters during the Indian independence movement, particularly during the 1857 revolt. It is a renowned rock-climbing center and a scenic tourist spot. The rugged, rocky terrain makes it an ideal, strategic location for revolutionaries to hide and plan, cementing its legacy as a site of rebellion. This hill is known as a dormant volcano and is composed of single rock formations. It features the Chandi Mata Temple, attracts adventurers with its 520 steps, and is famous for its appearance in the only Indian Academy Award (Oscar) award-winning director Satyajit Ray's film ''Hirak Rajar Deshe''. Tourists flock here, with some dangerously taking selfies on steep cliffs. Their arrival turns the foothills into a hub of trade and commerce in Raghunathpur, Purulia District, West Bengal, India, on January 13, 2026.

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21 January 2026

Joychandi Pahar, located near Raghunathpur in Purulia, West Bengal, is a prominent 800-foot hill known for its historical importance as a site of armed resistance and a hideout for freedom fighters during the Indian independence movement, particularly during the 1857 revolt. It is a renowned rock-climbing center and a scenic tourist spot. The rugged, rocky terrain makes it an ideal, strategic location for revolutionaries to hide and plan, cementing its legacy as a site of rebellion. This hill is known as a dormant volcano and is composed of single rock formations. It features the Chandi Mata Temple, attracts adventurers with its 520 steps, and is famous for its appearance in the only Indian Academy Award (Oscar) award-winning director Satyajit Ray's film ''Hirak Rajar Deshe''. Tourists flock here, with some dangerously taking selfies on steep cliffs. Their arrival turns the foothills into a hub of trade and commerce in Raghunathpur, Purulia District, West Bengal, India, on January 13, 2026.

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21 January 2026

Joychandi Pahar, located near Raghunathpur in Purulia, West Bengal, is a prominent 800-foot hill known for its historical importance as a site of armed resistance and a hideout for freedom fighters during the Indian independence movement, particularly during the 1857 revolt. It is a renowned rock-climbing center and a scenic tourist spot. The rugged, rocky terrain makes it an ideal, strategic location for revolutionaries to hide and plan, cementing its legacy as a site of rebellion. This hill is known as a dormant volcano and is composed of single rock formations. It features the Chandi Mata Temple, attracts adventurers with its 520 steps, and is famous for its appearance in the only Indian Academy Award (Oscar) award-winning director Satyajit Ray's film ''Hirak Rajar Deshe''. Tourists flock here, with some dangerously taking selfies on steep cliffs. Their arrival turns the foothills into a hub of trade and commerce in Raghunathpur, Purulia District, West Bengal, India, on January 13, 2026.

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