Day 2 we headed to another part of Purulia and our first stop after an hour of drive was:

Kashipur Rajbari- It is an old heritage Rajbari of Puru Dynasty. The successor of the dynasty still live in this building. Some of the portions of the Rajbari is in dilapidated state. We cannot enter inside the building because we had very less time to take permission from nearby Police Station. Yes, to enter this Rajbari, you need prior permission.

Front Side

Interior design of Rajbari

Iron Gate

Joychandi Hill- It is our next halt. At the top of the hill, there is "Mata ki Mandir"and "Hanuman Mandir". To reach there, you need to take only 330 stairs. But, the stairs are well maintained, clean and the scenic view from the top of the hill is just awesome.

Hill Top

Hill Top Mandir

Santhal Statue Roadside

Architecture in Garpanchkot

All above images are ruins of historic buildings

Santhal Girls & Me

Glimpse of our room of Hotel Akash Sarovar (booked through makemytrip)

• First, they make a face outline with soil and keep it in the sun to dry up
• Second, they use paper cut outs and home made glue like sticky arrowroot to fix the layers of papers on the outline soil mask.
• Third, when the glue dries up completely they remove the soil mask from the back and the mask becomes hard because of so many layers of paper.
• Finally, the artisans color, design the mask and it attractive for the dance performance.

Winters are really dry. Even if you stay in Kolkata where the 'chill feel' is almost like a Blue Moon, but the dryness in the air makes the skin also dry, patchy and dehydrated. Apart from drinking lots of water during winter, taking caring of skin is very important and when the solution comes handy, then there should not have any harebrained attitude. Right?

Today, my loyal herbal milk butter face scrub is finished and due to cash crunch situation (demonetization), I feared to invest my left over money in hand on my beauty product. For a minute, I was standing like an idiotic creature thinking What to do? Then, an idea clicked and I made Sugar scrub with lemon and honey at home  to give my skin a beautiful gift and solve my cash crunch situation. This turn out to be an amazing DIY product and thought of sharing the experience with my beautiful readers.


1. Sugar- 1 big spoon
2. Honey- 1 big spoon
3. Coconut Oil- 1 medium size spoon
4. Olive oil- 1 medium size spoon
5. Lemon Juice- Half a slice



Steps to Prepare:

1. First, on a big bowl, add 1 big spoon Sugar, then I add 1 big spoon honey and mix slowly.
2. Then, add coconut oil and olive oil and slowly stir the entire mixture
3. Finally, add lemon juice of half slice lemon

How to Store:

I take my empty scrub box, wash it nicely and then slowly pour the entire mixture. You can keep it in the refrigerator to get the cooling effect whenever you use the scrub. But, as the weather is already a bit chilly so I kept it room temperature.




How to apply on face?

1. Wash your face with normal water
2. Take a scrub on your two fingers and apply on the face
3. Now, slowly rub your face in a circular motion from face to neck
4. Keep the scrub for 2-3 minutes to penetrate the oils inside the skin
5. Wash with normal water and pat dry
6. Apply moisturizer after the face dries up.




After a wash, the face becomes soft and smooth instantly and you will just love the experience like me. NOTE: You can also use it as a body scrub and enjoy the complete bath time freshness.

Why the ingredients are good for Scrub?

1. Sugar- Sugar granules are soft and it has humectants properties i.e natural and makes the skin hydrated. As you scrub and some granules enter you mouth, will taste good actually. ☺
2. Honey- It opens pores and remove the dirt, it increase the glow of the skin, it is antibacterial and antioxidant.
3. Coconut oil- It acts as a good moisturizer and anti-fungal.
4. Olive oil- It is a good exfoliating property and reduce aging process
5. Lime juice- It has vitamin C, reduce bacteria, tighten pores, keep away dead skin and give a extra smell to the scrub

Give it a try and it will become your best friend in daily beauty routine.

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I was in my room alone, and my husband was in another room. Suddenly, I heard a sound and rushed to the stairs to check what was the sound? But, a big home decor item (cannot remember the face of the item)  in front of the door of another room did not allow me to open the door and check what was the sound that was coming from the other side. I was adamant, so was the item. I was unable to move my left side of the body and I immediately fall down. I could not ask for help because I was running out of speech. It was painful, I was shouting without any sound.... I opened my eyes, I was sleeping on bed, but my focus directly fall on the mirror and I screamed “k okhane k...k.k.k.”(Who is there? Who is standing there pointing to the mirror). My husband was sleeping beside, but he was in his sleepy world. IT WAS A DREAM, A SCARY DREAM INDEED.

I was sleeping on my back and slowly shift my body on the right side of the bed and start chanting Hanuman Chalisa, (Prayer to Lord Hanuman) then when I opened my eyes it was 6.00 A.M.