Susunia hill nestles in southern West Bengal, India. On the way to Bankura- Purulia, this ancient hill is 10 kilometers North-East of Chhatna which is 13 kilometers distant from Bankura town.
Amidst the spectacular landscape of lavish green and red soil, Susunia hill owns a height of 1200 feet approx. The hill is a popular place for its great archeological value. Listen to those ancient tales by mysterious fossils scattered over here and there, witness proud blinking of stone-age tools, see the ‘Oldest’ rock inscription of West Bengal and incredible beauty of nature. The river, Gandheswari keeps whispering always down the hill while the ‘Palash’ dominates the place with its fiery orange hue in seasons. Unwind your mind and breathe in the solitude of pristine Nature. Guests on wings like Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Indian Pitta and many more can be seen in this place. Susunia is a home to vibrants butterflies like Golden Angel, Tawny Raja, Spotted Swordtail etc.For a nature photographer, this place is a pure bliss in Spring as this natural sanctuary glows like a Diva then.
The Shushuniya script is important for two reasons. First, as King Chandravarma himself was a devotee of Vishnu, the subjects also became Vishnu worshipers out of royal loyalty. Second, the Shushunya inscription testifies to the donation of land for the service of Vishnu. Jaydeep Mukhopadhyay writes that the financial prosperity of Pakhanna on the southern bank of the Yaidamodar dates back to the pre-Maurya period.
The Susunia hills have historical importance as well. Susunia visitors will observe a rock writing that is measured to be the ‘oldest’ rock inscription of the West Bengal state. According to chronological views, Raja Chandravarman builds his fort in this place but there is no hint of that fort at here. The rock inscriptions of 4-th century AD was reserved in the place named Pushkarana. Pushkarana or Pakhanna was the Capital of Chandravarman’s empire. People consider that Raja was murdered against a battle with Chandra Gupta Maurya. The inscription is an ASI protected site. The ancient rock inscription made of two parts and a important ‘Chakra’(wheel) with blazing edges. The first part pointed to that the writing is the work of Raja Chandravarman and the second one states that the community of Choshagrama was transferred to Chakrasvamin. Susunia lipi is one of the top places to visit from our associated resorts.
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