Bangladeshi Tourism

Thursday 28 April 2011

Hazrat Shah Jalal


:: The place of pilgrimage of Hazrat Shah Jalal

place of pilgrimage of Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal is the most chronological interest in Sylhet town. Today, more than six hundred years after his death, the shrine is visited by innumerable devotees of every standing and creed, who construct the journey from far away places. Legend says, the great saint who came from Delhi to preach Islam and defeated the then Hindu Raja (king) Gour Gobinda, transformed the witchcraft followers of the Raja into catfishes which are still alive in the tank adjacent to the place of worship Swords, the holy Quran and the fine clothes of the holy saint are still preserved in the shrine. 
:: shrine of Sri Chaitannya Dev
About 500 years old famous about 45 km southeast from Sylhet town. The place is revered from being the familial home of the famous Vaishnava saint. Yearly fair is organized on the occupied moon day of the Bangla month Falgun. Hundreds and thousands of devotees from home and abroad be there this colorful fair.
:: Shahi Edgah
Three kilometers to the northeast of the circuit house, the Shahi Eidgah was built on a hill by the Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb in the 17th century. It looks like a grade fort but is in point of fact meant for Eid congregation-the two principal Muslim festivals
:: Gour Gobinda castle
The Murarichand Government College is situated in a stunning surrounding on a hilltop. To the northwest of the college lie the remains of King Gour Govinda's Fort.

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