Access - From Kolkata to Vishnupur on road is 155 Kms

Terra-cotta, Metalware & Temples characterize Vishnupur. The temples are built mostly of brick & at times, of laterite. Clay & laterite are the only building materials available here besides wood and bamboo. The architecture is modeled on the pattern of Bengali huts built of bamboo & mud and roofed with thatch.
 
Vishnupur will remain ever famous for its distinct style of music i.e. the Vishnupur Gharana, if not anything else. The name of Jadu Bhatt, the music teacher to Rabindranath Tagore, is remembered with respect to this day.

A discerning visitor may find traces of the past splendour and glory that was Vishnupur in its superb temples and unique handicrafts.

Places to visit:
1)  Ras Mancha (3 kms)
2)  Dalmadal Cannon, Jor Bangla Temple (5 kms)
3)  Madan Mohan Temple (5 kms)
4)  Malleswar Temple (6 kms)
5)  Lalji Temple, Mrinmoyee Mandir (3 kms)
6)  Shyam Rai Temple (7 kms)
7)  Malla King's Fort (3.5 kms)
8)  Jogesh Chandra Pura Kirti Bhavan Museum (Timmings 1000 to 1200 & 1400 to 1800 hours).
9)  Panchmura (21 kms). Famous for the Terracota Bankura Horse, a folk artifact and now the national symbol for Indian handicrafts.

Shopping:
The local handicrafts of Vishnupur include Silk, Tussar Silk, conch shell wares & bell metal wares. No less important from the point of view of popular taste are the fine sweetmeats and flavoured tobacco of Vishnupur. Vishnupur is also famous for terra-cotta folk toys like the Bankura (rather Panchmura) horse and clay dolls. Vishnupur Silks are among the finest in the world.

1)  Terracota Crafts, Dalmadal Road (1/2 kms from the Tourist Lodge).
2)  Shri Hari Sankha Bhandar, Shankharipara.
3)  Maa Durga Sankha Bhandar, Shankharipara.