Paver block road inside dense forest. This road has facilitated the travel of tourists. One of the tourist spots of Golsi Vidhan Sabha has regained its glory. The land of red clay in the middle jungle of Kanksa in Greater Bengal. Dense forest of unknown trees including Shal, Pial, Mahua and the Kanksa forest wrapped in history folklore. The memory of the past has been carried for centuries. Shyamarupa Temple, located deep in the forest, has been the center of faith, devotion and spiritual pursuits of the local people for ages. According to legend, Goddess Syamarupa is the presiding power of this forest, by whose grace this region has been saved from many dangers. Here again is the historical tourist place of Deul. So Ishai Ghosh’s Deul and Shyamrupa Mandir are a unique combination of history, religion and culture. But despite so much tradition, the main problem of the region for a long time was the communication system.
The road from Bankati Gram Panchayat area of Golsi Vidhan Sabha through Deul to Shyamarupa temple was very impassable. Common people, devotees, tourists and even researchers had to face extreme problems in traveling due to broken dirt roads, unpaved roads, mud in monsoons and dust in summers. Many people are discouraged from visiting these historical and religious places despite their desire. As a result, despite the potential, tourism development was hampered. Despite extensive discussions and correspondence with the forest department, the permission to build a paved road was not obtained. However, brick roads are allowed by the forest department. The long wait ended on March 1, 2026. A new door of development was opened with the inauguration of the new road from Raja Ishai Ghosh’s Deul to Shyamarupa Mandir. This road was built with the help of state panchayat and village development department at a cost of 10 crore rupees.
Now it is very easy, safe and comfortable to reach from Bankati to Deul and from there to Shyamarupa temple. According to local residents, the number of tourists in the area has already started increasing due to the opening of the new road. Where earlier only a few people could be seen during special festivals or local religious events, now there is an increasing interest of history buffs, wanderlust, researchers and general visitors throughout the year. Especially with the historical identity of Raja Ishai Ghosh, the greatness of Shyamrupa Devi and the natural beauty of the jungle, this region is gradually emerging on the important map of religious-heritage tourism. The expansion of tourism is also starting to have a positive impact on the local economy. Hotels, lodges, guide services, local transport will all gain more importance as tourist traffic increases.
According to the locals, a full-fledged forest heritage-tourism circuit can be developed around Ishai Ghosh’s Deul, Shyamrupa Temple and the surrounding forest area. Shyamrupa Mandir servant Bhootanath Roy said, “We never thought that this road would exist. It happened during the tenure of this government. By the hands of the outgoing Panchayat Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister of the state. It used to take a long time to go from Deul to Shyamrupa Temple. There were accidents. But now there are extreme benefits. Tourist traffic has increased and the number of devotees is increasing.”
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