page_title: Jadugora
section_title: Tourist Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Jadugora / Tourist Attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Rankini Temple, Jadugora, Jharkhand
context_page_description: Jadugora is a census town in Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a small township of Uranium Corporation of India in the Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state in Eastern India. It is 35 km by road and 20 km by train from the city of Jamshedpur. This was the first mines where Uranium was produced in India on a reasonable scale. The township was established in 1965, and it was way ahead of its time with modern school, clubs with tennis courts and a full-fledged hospital. The school here was part of the chain of schools called Atomic Energy Central School.
context_section_description: Rankini Temple is a famous temple located on the road side of state highway connecting Jadugoda to Tiring and it is just 2km from Jadugoda market square. This temple is dedicated to Maa Rankini. Large numbers of devotees can be seen at this temple from nearby places including Jamshedpur city. According to a legend, a local tribal spotted a tribal girl taking the form of Devi to kill a demon. When he tried to follow the girl she disappeared into the woods. In the same night Devi appeared in his dreams and directed him to build a temple at the same place.
  Another beautiful place to visit is Galudi Bridge, which is around 5km from UCIL colony towards Musabani. This bridge is the largest bridge/stop dam on Subarnarekha River. River Gudru, which is an important tributary of Subernarekha meets with it here. As per tradition, gold was mined near the origin of the river at a village named piska near Ranchi. This is why it was named Subarnarekha, meaning "streak of gold". Legend has it that traces of gold were found in the river bed. Even now, people look for traces of gold particles in its sandy beds. The name is a combination of two words meaning gold and line/ streak in Indian languages.
  UCIL Residential colony is very close to small hills which provides good adventure and sight seeing opportunity to the residents and visitors. Aam Jharna is located just opposite of the UCIL residential colony. This place is known for its scenic beauty. It is a very good picnic spot in Jadugoda.
  There are many abandon open cast copper mines nearby which have become a place of adventure for youngsters to explore. Many ghost stories have been associated with these places and the same have been busted by school students. The place most famous among local people is Jobla Pahad.
caption: Rankini Temple, Jadugora, Jharkhand
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