Dumka

Dumka lies in the wooded country south of the Rajmahal Hills, where upland paths connect the Ganges plain with the interior of eastern India. Nearby Basukinath is a shrine of Shiva and a place of pilgrimage linked to Baidyanath at Deoghar. Travellers who visit Baidyanath continue to Basukinath to complete their devotions, following a route across the hills and villages of this region.