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Jul 10, 2020

Raghunath JIU Temple of Bonpatna, West Midnapur.

Let's go to Bonapatna village in West Midnapore District. Take a private car or board buses that ply from Kharagpur station to Kathi through O T road, get down to Rampura stop.  Through the village pucca road reach at village Bonapatna, altogether 15 Km from Kharagpur Station. Almost on the lap of Jungle Mohol, Bonpatna is under  Kharagpur Local Police Station and one of the village under Khelar Gham Panchayet. 

Once upon a time, Bonapatna was a prosperous village and  'Satpati' family was the zamindar of this village. Some of their deities are found to be notable antiquities here. A few temples are present at Thakurbari   (22°15'16.12"N, 87°20'49.03"E) on the west end of the village. Thakurbari is bounded by a square wall. In the middle of the Thakurbari, there is a temple of deity Raghunath Jiu. Temple architecture is of 
Bengal’s Pancharatna Gharana. The temple is founded on a high plinth and made of Laterite stone. Three arch  entrance is east facing. The three arch  entrance at the front and north of the inner sanctum but closed verandah on the south and west sides. There was two rows inscribed on the inner sanctum -

ā§§.  āĻļ্āϰীāϏিāϤāϞāĻĒ্āϰāϏাāĻĻ āώāĻĄ়āĻ™্āĻ—ী  ...āĻ•াāϰāĻ•/āϏāύ ⧧⧍⧭ā§Ģ āϏাāϞ ⧍ā§Ģ āĻļে āĻŦৈāĻļাāĻ–
⧍   āĻļ্āϰী āĻŦৃāϜāĻŽোāĻšāύ āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি āĻļ্āϰীāĻ—āϜেāύ্āĻĻ্āϰ/āύাāĻĨ āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি

According to the inscript, temple was constructed in the year of  1868-69
 and the builder was Brijmohan Satpati and Gajendra Nath Satpati and the name of  mistry was Sitala Prasad Sharangi. According to that temple is 150 years old.

There are various stucco floral designs and paintings on the wall of the inner sanctum. There are various stucco floral designs in the east, north and south face of the temple. There is a dancing hall/natmondir in front/ eastern side of the temple. The dancing hall/natmondir is built of laterite stones, with a large entrance to the east and Three arch  entrance to the north and south. On the north side there is a dining hall adjacent to the wall and on the south single storied with five arch entrance guest house alongside the wall. They are made of thin brick. The dining room is now without roof. The guesthouse is abandoned. The construction style of the guest house is of colonial architecture. To the north of the guest house there is an abandoned temple of charchala style made of laterite stones. To the north outside Thakur's house, there is an attchala style Shiva temple made of laterite. To the north of it there is a  holy pond. At present the Board of Public Trustees is in charge of the temple. The five shikharas have

recently been repaired with cement plaster, leaving the temple design intact as far as possible. There is regular worship in the temple. Special Pooja was organized at Paush Purnima on the occasion of the inauguration of the kingdom after returning from the 14 years Banvas of Sri Sri Ramachandra.

Almost opposite of the Khelar Panchayat office village Hats sits on Friday. These hats will attract the people lives in city for sure. You can walk on the bank of  blue water reservoir  next to the hut. Opposite bank of this reservoir at the  southwest corner of the village there is flatten rock surface of laterite  stone, the view of flowing water during the monsoon is very beautiful, it is locally known as Patharghata. The greenery of the countryside and the plethora of heritage will impress you for sure. Nearby, you can see the Damodar Jiu Temple, Kurumbera Fort (30 km) of Gaganeshwar village, Tapoban and Rameshwar Temple (25 km), Mogalmari Buddhist Mahavihar (50 km), Kalua Snar temple of Nayagram, Jangal Mohal.

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āĻŽেāĻĻিāύীāĻĒুāϰ āϜেāϞাāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤ্āύ-āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāĻĻঃ āĻĒ্āϰāύāĻŦ āϰা⧟ 


Bengali Version :
āϚāϞো āϝাāχ  āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽ āĻŽেāĻĻিāύীāĻĒুāϰ āϜেāϞাāϰ  āĻŦāύāĻĒাāϟāύা āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽে। āĻ–āĻĄ়āĻ—āĻĒুāϰ āϏ্āϟেāĻļāύ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ•াঁāĻĨি āĻ—াāĻŽী āĻŦাāϏে āĻ“ āϟি  āϰোāĻĄ āĻšāϝ়ে  āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽে āϰাāĻŽāĻĒুāϰা āϏ্āϟāĻĒেāϜে  āύাāĻŽāϤে āĻšāĻŦে,  āϰাāĻŽāĻĒুāϰা āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽে āĻ…āϧুāύা āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽ্āϝ  āĻĒাāĻ•া āϰাāϏ্āϤাāϝ়  āĻŦāύāĻĒাāϟāύা , āĻŽোāϟ ā§§ā§Ģ āĻ•িāĻŽি āϰাāϏ্āϤা  ।  āĻ–āĻĄ়āĻ—āĻĒুāϰ āϞোāĻ•াāϞ āĻĨাāύাāϰ  āĻ–েāϞা⧜  āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž্āϚা⧟েāϤেāϰ  āĻ…āύ্āϤāϰ্āĻ—āϤ āϜāĻ™্āĻ—āϞāĻŽāĻšāϞ āϘেঁāώা āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽ  āĻŦāύāĻĒাāϟāύা ।  

āϜাāύা āϝা⧟ āĻāĻ•āĻ•াāϞেāϰ  āϏāĻŽৃāĻĻ্āϧিāĻļাāϞী āĻŦāύāĻĒাāϟāύা āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽেāϰ ‘āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি’  āĻĒāϰিāĻŦাāϰ āĻāĻ–াāύāĻ•াāϰ  āϜāĻŽিāĻĻাāϰ āĻ›িāϞেāύ ।  āϤাāĻĻেāϰāχ  āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ িāϤ āĻ•āϝ়েāĻ•āϟি āĻĻেāĻŦাāϞāϝ়  āĻāĻ–াāύেāϰ āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ–āϝোāĻ—্āϝ āĻĒুāϰাāĻ•ীāϰ্āϤি । āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽেāϰ āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽ āĻĒ্āϰাāύ্āϤে  āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ াāĻ•ুāϰāĻŦাāĻĄ়িāϤে āĻ•āϝ়েāĻ•āϟি āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ āĻŦāϰ্āϤāĻŽাāύ । āĻ াāĻ•ুāϰāĻŦা⧜িāϟি  āϚাāϰāϚৌāĻ•ো āĻĒ্āϰাāϚীāϰ āĻŦেāώ্āϟিāϤ । āĻ াāĻ•ুāϰāĻŦা⧜িāϰ āĻŽāϧ্āϝেāĻ–াāύে āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽ āϘেঁāώে   āϰāϘুāύাāĻĨ āϜিāĻ‰ā§Ÿেāϰ  āĻĒāĻž্āϚāϰāϤ্āύ āϘāϰাāύাāϰ āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ । āϞ্āϝাāϟেāϰাāχāϟ āĻŽাāύে āĻŽাāĻ•āϰা āĻĒাāĻĨāϰে āϤৈāϰি । āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰāϟি āωāϚ্āϚ āĻ­িāϤ্āϤিāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ িāϤ । āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦāĻŽুāĻ–ী āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰেāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽুāĻ–āϏংāϞāĻ—্āύ āϤ্āϰিāĻ–িāϞাāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦেāĻļāĻĒāĻĨ । āĻ—āϰ্āĻ­āĻ—ৃāĻšেāϰ āϏাāĻŽāύে  āĻ“ āωāϤ্āϤāϰ āĻĻিāĻ•ে āϤ্āϰিāĻ–িāϞাāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦেāĻļāĻĒāĻĨāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻŦাāϰাāύ্āĻĻা  āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻĻāĻ•্āώিāĻŖ āĻ“ āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽ āĻĒাāĻļে āϘেāϰা āĻŦাāϰাāύ্āĻĻা। āĻ—āϰ্āĻ­āĻ—ৃāĻšেāϰ āĻŦেāĻĻীāϤে āĻ•āϝ়েāĻ• āϏাāϰি  āϞিāĻĒি āφāĻ›ে -
ā§§.  āĻļ্āϰীāϏিāϤāϞāĻĒ্āϰāϏাāĻĻ āώāĻĄ়āĻ™্āĻ—ী  ...āĻ•াāϰāĻ•/āϏāύ ⧧⧍⧭ā§Ģ āϏাāϞ ⧍ā§Ģ āĻļে āĻŦৈāĻļাāĻ–
⧍   āĻļ্āϰী āĻŦৃāϜāĻŽোāĻšāύ āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি āĻļ্āϰীāĻ—āϜেāύ্āĻĻ্āϰ/āύাāĻĨ āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি 


āϞিāĻĒি āĻ…āύুāϝা⧟ী āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰেāϰ āύিāϰ্āĻŽাāĻŖ  āĻ•াāϞ āχংāϰাāϜি ā§§ā§Žā§Ŧā§Ž-ā§Ŧ⧝ āϏাāϞ āĻ“ āύিāϰ্āĻŽাāϤা āĻ›িāϞেāύ āĻļ্āϰী āĻŦৃāϜāĻŽোāĻšāύ āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি āĻļ্āϰীāĻ—āϜেāύ্āĻĻ্āϰ/āύাāĻĨ āϏāϤāĻĒāϤি āĻ“ āĻŽিāϏ্āϤ্āϰিāϰ āύাāĻŽ āĻļ্āϰীāϏিāϤāϞāĻĒ্āϰāϏাāĻĻ āώāĻĄ়āĻ™্āĻ—ী  । āϏেāχ āĻšিāϏাāĻŦে āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰāĻ—ুāϞি ā§§ā§Ģā§Ļ  āĻŦāĻ›āϰেāϰ āĻĒুāϰাāύো । 
āĻ—āϰ্āĻ­āĻ—ৃāĻšেāϰ āĻ­িāϤāϰেāϰ  āĻĻেāĻ“āϝ়াāϞে āĻ“  āĻŦিāĻ—্āϰāĻšেāϰ āĻ…āϧিāώ্āĻ াāύ āĻŦেāĻĻীāϰ āϚাāϰāĻĒাāĻļেāϰ āĻĻেāĻ“āϝ়াāϞে āϏ্āϟাāĻ•োāϰ āύাāύা āϰāĻ™েāϰ  āĻĢুāϞāĻ•াāϰি āύāĻ•āĻļা  āĻ“ āĻĒেāχāύ্āϟিং  āφāĻ›ে  ।  āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ āĻ—াāϤ্āϰে āωāϤ্āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻ•্āώিāĻŖে  āĻ“ āĻĒুāĻŦ āĻŽুāĻ–ে   āϏ্āϟাāĻ•োāϰ  āύাāύা āϏুāĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝ  āĻĢুāϞāĻ•াāϰি  āύāĻ•āĻļা āĻŦāϰ্āϤāĻŽাāύ ।  āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰেāϰ   āϏাāĻŽāύে āĻāĻ•āϟি  āύাāϟāĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ āφāĻ›ে । āύাāϟāĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰāϟি  āĻŽাāĻ•ā§œা āĻĒাāĻĨāϰে āϤৈāϰী, āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦ āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽে āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻŦ⧜ āĻ“ āωāϤ্āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻ•্āώিāĻŖে  āϤ্āϰিāĻ–িāϞাāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦেāĻļ  āĻĒāĻĨ ।  āωāϤ্āϤāϰ āĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻĒ্āϰাāϚীāϰāĻ—াāϤ্āϰ āϏংāϞāĻ—্āύ  āĻ­োāϜāύāĻļাāϞা  āĻ“ āĻĻāĻ•্āώিāĻŖāĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻĒ্āϰাāϚীāϰāĻ—াāϤ্āϰ āϏংāϞāĻ—্āύ āĻāĻ• āϤāϞা  āĻĒাঁāϚāϟি  āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦেāĻļāĻĒāĻĨ āϝুāĻ•্āϤ    āĻ…āϤিāĻĨিāĻļাāϞা  āĻŦāϰ্āϤāĻŽাāύ ।  āĻāĻ—ুāϞি āĻĒাāϤāϞা āχāϟে āϤৈāϰি।   āĻ­োāϜāύāĻļাāϞাāϟি  āĻ›াāĻĻ   āĻŦিāĻšীāύ ।  āĻ…āϤিāĻĨিāĻļাāϞাāϟি   āĻ­াāĻ™্āĻ—াāϚোāϰা āĻ“ āĻĒāϰিāϤ্āϝāĻ•্āϤ । āĻ…āϤিāĻĨিāĻļাāϞাāϰ āύিāϰ্āĻŽাāĻŖ  āĻļৈāϞীāϤে  āωāĻĒāύিāĻŦেāĻļিāĻ•   āϘāϰাāύাāϰ āĻ›াāĻĒ āϏ্āĻĒāώ্āϟ । āĻ…āϤিāĻĨিāĻļাāϞাāϰ  āωāϤ্āϤāϰāĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻŽাāĻ•ā§œা āĻĒাāĻĨāϰেāϰ āϤৈāϰী  āĻāĻ•āϟি āϚাāϰāϚাāϞা  āϰীāϤিāϰ  āĻĒāϰিāϤাāĻ•্āϤ āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ āφāĻ›ে ।  āĻ াāĻ•ুāϰ āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāϰ āĻŦাāχāϰে āωāϤ্āϤāϰ āĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻāĻ•āϟি āφāϟāϚাāϞা āϰীāϤিāϰ  āĻŽাāĻ•ā§œা āĻĒাāĻĨāϰেāϰ āϤৈāϰী āĻļিāĻŦাāϞāϝ় āφāĻ›ে। āϤাāϰ āωāϤ্āϤāϰāĻĻিāĻ•ে  āφāĻ›ে āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ•ুāĻŖ্āĻĄ āĻŦা āĻĒুāĻ•ুāϰ। āĻŦāϰ্āϤāĻŽাāύে āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰেāϰ āĻĻা⧟িāϤ্āĻŦে āĻĒাāĻŦāϞিāĻ• āϟ্āϰাāϏ্āϟি āĻŦোāϰ্āĻĄ। āĻĒাঁāϚāϟি  āϚু⧜া āĻ–ুāĻŦ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্āϰāϤি  āϏিāĻŽেāύ্āϟ āĻĒ্āϞাāϏ্āϟাāϰ  āϏāĻš āĻŽেāϰাāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āϰা āĻšā§ŸেāĻ›ে  āϝāϤāĻĻূāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­āĻŦ  āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰেāϰ āύāĻ•āϏা  āĻ…āĻ•্āώুāĻŖ্āĻŖ  āϰেāĻ–ে। āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰে āύিāϤ্āϝ āĻĒুāϜা āĻšā§Ÿ । āĻŦāύāĻŦাāϏ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻŽāϰ্āϝাāĻĻা āĻĒুāϰুāώোāϤ্āϤāĻŽ āĻļ্āϰী āĻļ্āϰী āϰাāĻŽāϚāύ্āĻĻ্āϰেāϰ ā§§ā§Ē āĻŦāĻ›āϰেāϰ āĻŦāύāĻŦাāϏ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻĢিāϰে āϰাāϜ্āϝ āĻ…āĻ­িāώেāĻ• āωāĻĒāϞāĻ•্āώে āĻĒৌāώ āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖিāĻŽা⧟ āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻĒুāϜাāϰ āĻ†ā§ŸোāϜāύ āĻ•āϰা āĻšā§Ÿ।

āĻ–েāϞাāϰ āĻĒāĻž্āϚা⧟েāϤ āĻ…āĻĢিāϏেāϰ  āĻĒ্āϰা⧟ āωāϞ্āϟোāĻĻিāĻ•ে  āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻŦিāϰাāϟ āĻŽাāĻ ে  āĻŦāύāĻĒাāϟāύা āĻšাāϟ āĻŦāϏে āĻļুāĻ•্āϰāĻŦাāϰে । āĻāχ āĻ…āĻž্āĻ›āϞেāϰ  āĻšাāϟāĻ—ুāϞো āĻļāĻšāϰেāϰ  āĻŽাāύুāώ  āĻ•ে āφāĻ•āϰ্āώāĻŖ  āĻ•āϰāĻŦেāχ।   āĻšাāϟেāϰ āĻĒাāĻļে āĻŽāϰাāĻŽ āĻ–াāĻĻাāύে āϜāϞ āϜāĻŽে āύীāϞ āϰāĻ™েāϰ āĻŦিāĻļাāϞ āϜāϞাāĻļ⧟। āĻāĻ•āϟু āĻĻূāϰে  āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽেāϰ āĻĻāĻ•্āώিāĻŖ āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽ āĻ•োāύে āφāĻ›ে āĻŽাāĻ•ā§œা āĻĒাāĻĨāϰেāϰ āĻŦিāĻļাāϞ āϚāϤ্āϤাāύ , āϤাāϰ āωāĻĒāϰāĻĻি⧟ে āĻŦāϰ্āώা  āĻ•াāϞে āϜāϞāϧাāϰা āύেāĻŽে āφāϏাāϰ āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝ  āĻŦ⧜āχ  āĻŽāύāϰāĻŽ , āĻāϟা āϏ্āĻĨাāύী⧟  āĻ­াāĻŦে āĻĒাāĻĨāϰāϘাāϟা āύাāĻŽেāχ āĻĒāϰিāϚিāϤ । āϏāĻŦুāϜে āĻŽো⧜া  āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽ্āϝ āĻĒāϰিāĻŦেāĻļ āφāϰ āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝāϰ āĻšাāϤāĻ›াāύি  āφāĻĒāύাāĻ•ে āĻŽুāĻ—্āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻŦেāχ। āĻāϰ āĻ•াāĻ›াāĻ•াāĻ›ি āĻĒুāϰাāĻ•ীāϰ্āϤি āϝেāϟা āφāĻĒāύি āĻĻেāĻ–ে āύিāϤে āĻĒাāϰেāύ āĻ…āύāϤিāĻĻুāϰে āĻ–েāϞাāϰ  āĻĻাāĻŽোāĻĻāϰ  āϜিāω āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ,   āĻ—āĻ—āύেāϏ্āĻŦāϰ āĻ—্āϰাāĻŽেāϰ āĻ•ুāϰুāĻŽāĻŦে⧜া  āĻĢোāϰ্āϟ (ā§Šā§Ļ āĻ•িāĻŽি) , āϤāĻĒোāĻŦāύ āĻ“  āϰাāĻŽেāϏ্āĻŦāϰ  āϟেāĻŽ্āĻĒāϞ (⧍ā§Ģ āĻ•িāĻŽি) , āĻŽোāĻ—āϞāĻŽাāϰি āĻŦৌāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽāĻšাāĻ­িāĻšাāϰ (ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻ•িāĻŽি), āύ⧟াāĻ—্āϰাāĻŽে āϜāĻ™্āĻ—āϞ āĻŽāĻšāϞেāϰ āĻĻেāĻŦāϤা āĻ•াāϞু⧟া āώাঁ⧜ āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিāϰ   āχāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি।

 āĻ›āĻŦিāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āωāĻĒāϰে āĻĻেāĻ–ুāύ।




āĻ•ুāϰুāĻŽāĻŦে⧜া  āĻĢোāϰ্āϟ  āϏāĻŽāύ্āϧে āĻāĻ–াāύে āĻ•্āϞিāĻ• āĻ•āϰুāύ।
āϰাāĻŽেāϏ্āĻŦāϰ āϟেāĻŽ্āĻĒāϞ āϏāĻŽāύ্āϧে āĻāĻ–াāύে āĻ•্āϞিāĻ• āĻ•āϰুāύ।




   

Feb 14, 2019

Kurumbera Fort - A Splendid Edifice



Karambera Fort
A Mughal settlement once upon a time, once famous for large Tussur silk manufacture - Keshiary of West Midnapur has a more than 550 years old splendid edifice of stone namely Kurumbera Fort (22°5'15.27"N, 87°15'18.34"E).Located within few kilometre of Keshiary at village Gaganeswar. Its doesn't look like anyway but its named as fort. Originally its a Shiva Temple named Gaganeswar later it renamed as Fort.  Kesiary is well connected to Kolkata via Kharagpur by the NH-6 followed by NH 60. Get down at Kukai stop on Belda Keshiary Road,  Gaganeswar village is about 4 km on west. Take the concrete roadway to reach at Gaganeswar from Kukai bus stop.

Plan of Keshiary showing location of Gaganeswar
History says, Maharaj Kopileswar of the Deb Raj family of Orrissa whose dominion was included the southern portion of present Midnapore, built this temple in the middle of 15th century (A.D. 1438-1469)  wherein he established the image of Mahadev named Gaganeswar. On the North there is tank which was excavated and named it as Jogeswar Kundo. This tank still exist now.Its very common with Siva temple attached with a tank.

Birds eye view
The Afgan Sultanate of Bengal & Bihar invaded Odisha which included undivided Midnapore district of West Bengal in the year 1568. Later Mughals occupied Odisha after defeating Afgans of Bengal in the battle of Tukaroi in the year 1575. Gaganeswar Shiva temple was destroyed and on the western side a Mosque was constructed by the MD Taher in the era of Aurungzeb and it was completed in 1691. Afterwards being defeated by the  Maratthas at a place named Mogolmari, they left Keshiree. Then Maratthas take charge of this temple. In course of time the place was overgrown with thick jungle. One Banamali Panda of Gaganeswar  with permission and assistance of Mr. Donelly, Collector of Midnapore cleared of Jungle, and discovered in well the image of Mahadeb broken into two parts. Currently fort is  under maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India.

Inside the Fort
In architectural point of view, Kurumbera Fort was build in Oridsi architectural style. A rectangular cloistered, laterite stone made enclosure 172'- 9" in north-south and 253'-6" in east-west side with a huge courtyard inside.The walls are 12 to 15 feet in height. Inside at the east end facing west, ruin of the temple Gaganeswar while at the western end facing east, inside the enclosure stands a three domed mosque though not worshiped now.   On the inner side along the wall a pillared veranda runs along the entire length of the enclosure wall, excepting the gateway at North with is the only access to the interior. But upon intricate watching on the outside walls it was found that there may be access from East and west side also once upon a time,later it was modified/closed by stone. On the western side just behind the Mosque there is significant  change in the pattern of outer wall which proves that there was an opening.

Lotus on Roof and Decorative Column
On the western side of wall stone etched inscription in Uriya stating when and whom it was build but many of the character are illegible owing. The ceiling slab of each cloisters is carved with a lotus. Canter of the lotus is decorated with an elevated stone edifice but over time fallen from  the roof most of the cases.

  Traces of opening
Ruin of Temple and Mosque

It’s no doubt Kurumbera Fort has huge potential in terms of Tourism aspect. Recent development on Mugolmari site, Kurumbera Fort, Rameswar Temple, Tapobon, Kalua Sanr temple with charming beauty of Green Jangal Mohal with silvery beach of river Subarno Rekha have every potential to be developed as a tourism circuit as a weekend destination for sure.

Find this place in Google Map.

Information Source :
A list of object of Antiquarian Interest in the lower provinces of Bengal 1879: compiled at the bengal Secretariat under the orders of the Government of India.
More stories of Kurumbera Fort :
Visit to Kurumbera Fort:Life beyond IIT kharagpur campus
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