Lalmai Moinamoti and Shalbon Bihar

Lalmai Moinamoti and Shalbon Bihar

They are celebrated historical and archeological sitting room around Comilla. These are a series of hillocks, where the Northern part is called Moinamoti and the Southern part is called Lalmai; and Shalbon Bihar is in the Middle of Lalmai and Moinamoti, which the was unadventurous in 8th century by King Buddadev. Salban Vihara, not quite in the middle of the Mainarnati-Lalmai hill range consists of 115 cells, built around a hard work square with cruciform temple in the centre facing its only gateway complex to the north resembling that of the Paharpur Monastery. Kotila Mura situated on a packed down hillock, about 5 km north of Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a chocolate box Buddhist establishment. Here three stupas are found side by side representing the Buddhist "Trinity" or three jewels i.e. the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Charpatra Mura is an isolated diminutive oblong shrine to be found about 2.5 km. north-west of kotila Mura stupas. The only approach to the shrine is from the East through a entryway, which leads to a hard work hall. If you are in Comilla and already visited Lalmai, Moinamoti then don�t miss to go Moinamoti museum 

�where you will find the historical things found in Lalmai & Moinamoti of 7th & 8th centuries. The Mainamati site Museum has a rich and varied collection of copper plates, gold and silver coins and 86 bronze objects. Over 150 bronze statues have been well another time mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of earth plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide. Mainamati is only 114 km. from Dhaka City and is just a day's trip by thoroughfare on way to Chittagong.