Monday, January 26, 2015

Atia mosque in tangail

Atia, a recorded four century years of old mosque is placed at the Delduar Thana of Tangail district of Bangladesh.The town name is Atia and the mosque is known as Atia Jame Moshjid or Atia Mosque

Old ten taka note has the picture of this mosque. 




This mosque is around 6 kilometers from the Tangail town. There is a little stream streaming close to the mosque, name is Louhojong Nodi.The mosque is a little one and measure around 18m by 12m.

The mosque has four round vaults at the top. One is the bigger, which is placed at the west piece of the mosque. Other three are littler estimated and spotted at the east side of the mosque. Each of the three arches are in a solitary column.

All the arches are resplendent at the base part and having a little minaret like article at top. The mosque has four columns at the four corners. Each of the columns are sharp and adorned pleasantly.

The mosque has ravishing terracotta at the external side of east and the north side divider. Those are exceptionally straightforward, simply few little blooms inside the rings. The mosque has three door at the east side, and two passageway at the north and south side each. 




This mosque is manufactured a mid 1610 by Muslim Jomidar Sayeed Khan Panni,child of Baizid Khan Panni.He additionally dug an extensive water tank at the western side of the mosque. Individuals says that the mosque was fabricated for the honor of an example of piety Shah Baba Kashmiri.

The mosque was harmed a mid the gigantic quake of 1800. A remaking of the mosque was made 1837. Additionally, a mid 1909 an alternate recreation made by two Jomidar from Korotia,and Delduar of Tangail together. Wazed Ali Khan Panni was from Korotia,and Abu Ahmed Guznavi Khan from Delduar.

We have set this mosque at the coin of ten Taka note. That old note has the picture of this mosque at the right side. Infrequently those notes are accessible at banks or on the hand of individuals now a days.


Step by step instructions to go:


1) First come to Tangail town. A transport from Mohakhali terminal of Dhaka will take you here. Best accessible transport administrations are Dhaleswari Service, Jhotika Service, and so forth. These are immediate transport for Tangail. Ask the transport to drop you at Old transport stand. Transport toll is 120 taka every individual.Time require 2.5 hours to 3.5 hours focused around car influx.

2) Now you need to take CNG auto. It is at Tangail Baby Stand, 1 moment strolling from the old transport stand.

3) Take people in general CNG auto and request that you drop you at Pathrail Bot Tola.Admission is 15 taka. GPS of the Pathrail bot tola  is (24°11'55.09"n, 89°56'19.15"e). It will oblige 15-20 minutes to achieve the spot.

4) From the bot tola,take an alternate CNG auto and request that it drop you at Atia Mosque. Fare is 10 taka. GPS of the mosque is (24°11'2.64"n, 89°54'40.80"e). Time obliges 10 moment.

On the other hand, you can utilize your vehicle. Then again save a CNG auto as opposed to offering to open.


Where to Stay:


Tangail has parcel of ordinary quality lodgings around the town. You can take any of those. Additionally the Alenga resort  is around 30 minutes from the town

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Mainamati


Comilla is a rowdy and a business sector town 90km southeast of capital Dhaka. Here Mainamati, an aged seat of Buddhism in south Asia, is around 8 Km. to the west of Comilla town. All around you go there will be an object of extraordinary and well disposed interest. It is a base for those meeting the entrancing and broad Buddhist remnants of Mainamati. It is known as the home of a standout amongst the most critical Buddhist archeological locales in the locale. There are various Buddhist destinations in this locale, dating more or less from seventh to twelfth hundreds of years.


Mainamati is named for the Chandra monarch of the same name, mother of the Govindachandra.large number of Buddhist antiquated models have been found from its neighboring territories other closest archeological destinations of Ananda Vihara, Bhoj Rajar Bari, Kotila Mura, Charpatra Mura and so forth is vital and visitor pulled in locales. Substantial full size Buddhist pictures were found from these spots through archeological unearths.

The core bit of the Buddhist destinations at Mainamati is the Shalban Bihara practically amidst the Mainamati-Lalmai slope reach demands of 115 phones, assembled around a roomy yard with a cruciform sanctuary in the middle, confronting its just entryway intricate to the north, taking after that of the Shompur Bihara. It is obviously a Vihara, or an instructive focus with private offices.

Kutila Mura is arranged on a leveled hillock, around 5 km north method for Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a pleasant Buddhist foundation. Here, there are three stupas discovered side by side speaking to the Buddhist "Trinity" or three gems, i.e. the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

Charpatra Mura is a detached little elongated altar arranged around 2.5 Km. North-West of kotila Mura stupas. The main methodology to the sanctum is from the East which prompts an extensive corridor. Various sanctuaries can be found here also.

The characteristic green air and marvels are accessible around the entire Buddhist Bihara. So why you are squandering your time by sitting in room, its only 2 hours venture from Dhaka to Comilla. Intrigued voyagers may benefit bundle visits with shrewd aides by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation to visit this noteworthy seat of 
Buddhist civilization.


The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and changed gathering of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze items.


How to go: 

One can undoubtedly go in the morning and could return during the evening. There are sumptuous transport and train administrations are accessible for Comilla where heaps of others traveler spots are likewise accessible close about the city, you can see by and large. For Bangladesh Railway Mohanagar Provati, Godhuli, Upokul Express and other mail trains is accessible to go to Comilla.From Kamalapur and Saydabad of Dhaka different bus services are leave to Comilla. You can drop to Mainamati Cantonment on the way of Comilla. If you want to stay at night in Comilla town then you may go to Comilla directly. From Kandirpar of Comilla by CNG auto rickshaw you can reach at Kotbari of Mainamati.
You may start your tour from Rani Kutir (Palace of Queen Mainamati). It is located on Saheb bazar, 2 km north of Mainamati bus stand. On the way of back at west side of road, can visit the place of 2nd world war cemetery. This place is small but so nice. From here go back to cantonment bus stand and take another car to go Shalban Bihar at Kotbari of Mainamati. Shalban Bihar is the biggest bihar and main tourist attraction of Mainamati. The Mainamati Museum situated beside this bihar. It is opened for visitors 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Sunday to Friday. After that you can visit some other bihar such Rupban Mura, Itakhola Mura, Kotila Mura, Ananda Bihar etc. From Kotbari you may go to Lalmai hill. It takes around 40 minutes by CNG auto rickshaw. For the reasons of red color soil this hill name is Lalmai. There is some prevalent story in Hindu mythology about red soil. There is a temple of Goddess Kali on top of the Chandi Mura hill.


Accommodation:

There are several hotel in Kotbari, Mainamati and Comilla town anywhere you can stay.Numerous amazing restaurants are accessible for lunch or supper in Comilla town furthermore the celebrated "Roshomalai" on desert also.

Nokkhottrobari resort


Nokkhottrobari is your break to a totally distinctive world, a world covered up in the lavish green town of chinashukhania, far from the clamor and inconveniences of the ash and dead city confines yet not very far away; just inside the scope and effectively accessable. It's your opportunity to be unified with nature and it gives you unwinding and relaxation, while giving fun and exercises to all parts of the crew! 



Nokkhottrobari is a thoughtful person idea made by Taukir Ahmed (Architect, Filmmaker and an eminent on-screen character) and his wife Bipasha Hayat (performing artist, writer and painter). They are the Managing Director and Director of Nokkhottrobari Resort and Conference Center. This venture is their vision to serve the individuals with a position of unwinding and a fun place for all the parts of the crew. This is their fantasy venture. 








Resort Location

From Gazipur Chourasta, drive straight to Mymensingh Road and take a right turn towards Kapasia through Rajendrapur Cantonment. From that point, drive 5km towards Rajabari Bazaar and there, take a right turn from Agrani Bank and drive 1.5km to Nokkhottrobari Resort and Conference Center.

VENUE CHARGE:

Venue Charge (For day excursion visitors just)     500++/ Person
Swimming Pool (Free for room visitors)     500++/ Person (for Day excursion visitors)

Note: All costs are barring of 10% Service Charge & 15% Vat and Taxes