Shantiniketan, Birbhum

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Address: Ballygunge AC Market, 2nd Flr,Rm No: 204, 46/31/1, Gariahat Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700029, India
Telephone: +91-983-149-9363
Price range: $$

212 km from Kolkata

Shantiniketan is a town located near Bolpur. It is famous for originally being a non-denominational Ashram established by the Tagore family, the Ashrama complex is open every day except Wednesdays and is currently under consideration by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Shantiniketan is also home to the Visva-Bharati University and has literary importance thanks to Rabindranath Tagore, who wrote many of his works here.