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| INTRODUCTION » PHARPUR Travel Guide |
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Paharpur is a small village 5 km. west of Jamalganj Railway Station in Naogaon district and about 60 km. away from Bogra town where the remains of the most important and the single largest known monastery - South of the Himalayas, has been excavated.
This 8th century AD archaeological find covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land. The entire establishment occupies a quadrangular court, i measuring more than 900 ft. and from 12 ft. tol 15 ft. in height with an elaborate gareway complex on the north. There are 45 cells on theil, north and 44 in each of the other three sides withti, a total number of I77 cells.
The architecture of the pyramidal cruciform temple is profoundly$i influenced by those of southeast Asia, especially:, Myanmar and Java. It had taken its name from atl high mound, which looks like pahar or hillock. The excavated findings have also been at the Verandra Research Museum at The antiquities of the museum include coins, inscriptions, ornamental bricks clay objects.
It has been declared as Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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| HISTORY » PHARPUR Travel Guide |
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Beside throwing light on the architecture and Buddhist religion in early medieval Bengal, the Paharpur excavations were extremely significant in terms of the history of sculptural arts (both in stone and tenacotta) in Bangladesh. No other single site has yielded so many stone sculptures and such numbers of terracotta plaques.
These Paharpur sculptures, 63 of which are fixed on the basement wall of the temple, offer a unique opportunity to make a detailed study of them from r the religious, artistic, technical and socioeconomic points of view. The numerous terracotta plaques, on the other hand, offer a means of study, among other things. of everyday life in Bangladesh in those bygone days.
The number of miniature bronzes from 'Paharpur, which abound in Bhashu Vihara and | Mainamati, however are not many. The discovery tn 1982 of a 9th century torso (43) of a colossal bronze image of Buddha (which originally must have been over 8 ft. in height) mutilated by fire in ancient times, has however, compensated for this. It is a splendid example of the excellence achieved by 9th and lOth centuries AD in bronze casting.
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| HOW TO GO » PHARPUR Travel Guide |
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There are luxurious coach services from Dhaka To Joypurhat. It takes about 5 hours to reach Joypurhati there are rickshaws and auto-rickshaws available from there to go to Paharpur. Besides, it is possible to go to Paharpur from Dhaka by car or microbus.
On the Otherhand comfortable coach services are available From Dhaka to Bogra and from Bogra to Joypurhatr Takes about two and half hours and then from Joypurhat to Paharpur could be visited by rickshaw or auto-rickshaw.
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| WHERE TO STAY » PHARPUR Travel Guide |
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There are a few accommodation and restaurant facilities at Joypurhat. But a good number of accommodation and restaurants are available in Bogra town.
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation owns a modern luxurious motel with restaurant facilities in Bogra town. Besides, a number of private hotels, guest and rest-houses are available for tourists. Name and address of some motels are as follows:
Parjatan Motel, Bogra
Bangladesh Parj atan Corporation Sherpur Road, Banani, Bogra
Hotel Naz Garden:
Silimpur, Bogra Tel: 05 1-66655,73888, 62468 T el: 05 | -661 53, 67 024-7
Motel Safeway Int'l (Pvt.) Ltd.
Charmatha, Santahar Road, Bogra Tel: 051-66087 Fax: 880-5 1 -73552
Motel North Way:
Chinese restaurant and residential facility Latifpur Colony, Bogra Tel: 051-66824, Mobile: 0171 -385036
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