The 600-m. high Ajodhya Hills form a part of the Dolma Hill Range on the Bihar-Puruliya border. The green hills are shrouded in stillness. Pine, shimul, saal, shirish and segun trees fill the landscape, which changes colour with the seasons. The area is full of small and big peaks, the highest being Gorga-buru, 855 m. in height. 

Elephants, deer, wild boars, wolves and cheetahs inhabit the 34,517-acre mountain forests. The animals can be spotted in a tour of the jungles. The Mayuri Hill peak offers a lovely view of the surrounding hills and forests. 

According to legend, Ram Chandra visited the Ajodhya Hills with his wife, Sita, during their banishment. This was where a very thirsty Sita drank water, when Ram created a fountain by piercing the ground with his arrow. On Disum Sendra, or the Hunting Festival, tribals from far and near, come and drink water from the Sita Kund, the legendary fountain. Only then do they go out on their hunting expeditions.

How To Get There
Ajodhya Hills can be reached from Puruliya town, which is the headquarters of the district. Trains and buses leave Calcutta for Puruliya from Howrah Station and Shahid Minar bus terminus, respectively.

From Puruliya, buses are available to Sirkabad, just 26 km. away. From Sirkabad, Ajodhya is only a 12-km. trek. Cars are also available from Puruliya town. There are buses that take one directly to Ajodhya, but these services are irregular. 

A less exhausting route is the Balarampur-Baghmundi trekking route, which is also accessible from Puruliya town. One comes across the Turga Dam and the Lake, and the charming waterfall created by the River Bamni. The Turga Dam site makes an ideal tourist spot.