Mother's Abode

When a friend of mine was excited about a train trip to Dhanbad district in Jharkhand, I seriously was not sure why. I mean one can always google to find important tourist spots to visit there, significance of each place, how and when to visit and other inputs like that, however, I just did not understand why the super excitement.

I immediately thought, it was just one of those travel bugs, it was more a cry to escape the mundane corporate life to chill with friends than discovering the destination - So I ignored hula boo anyways.

Once I received these shots, I knew why Maithon was gaining popularity.

Maithon Dam, Lake, 500 years old Kalyaneswari Temple are the main places to visit and with easy access to Maithon from Kolkata either via Asansol or Dhanbad, it can indeed be an immediate escape for any weekend. 

However a 250 kms drive by car may be an expensive choice of route considering the fact there is nothing much to do there except use the row boats to visit the islands, but then priorities and preferences do vary and for many, the journey matters more than destination. 

My friend sent me a dozen pictures including the sign board of Majumdar Niwas of DVC which hints that her stay there was comfortable enough to let me know about it, otherwise she would never have sent me that, would she?

As the trivia goes the name Maithon means Ma - er - Than that is Ma er Sthaan - Mother's place.

Picture Courtesy: Anindita Basu.

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