Kashipur Rajbari

This is very well known heritage site of purulia. Kashipur Place. It is situated at Kashipur, About 25 kms from Purulia and seven kilometers from Adra. It is a must visit place. The famous story told is about migration of people from UP to Kashipur on request of the Maharajas of Kashipur. It is said that Kashipur had a thin population. Since the soil was not fertile, the population was thin and so the Maharaja of Kashipur gave lucrative incentives like Zamindari etc, to the people of UP to migrate and settle at Kashipur.

Maharaja Neelmoni Singh Deo was the first ruler of Kashipur (now as small block of Purulia district) who was abandoned child of some nearby kingdom and was brought up by local tribals. Later on, he acquired a lot of fame and created his own kingdom which mainly confined to Purulia district and extended up to Ramgarh and Bishnupur. It is said that Maharaja Neelmoni Singh Deo fought with Britishers and made Panchkoot area free from Britishers. Later, he was arrested and put in Alipore Central Jail at Calcutta. He had built a huge palace which was reconstructed by his grandson, Maharaja Jyoti Prasad Singdeo. The last ruler was Maharaja Bhuvaneswari Prasad Singhdeo. 

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