Mainamati, an isolated low, dimpled range of hills, dotted with more than 50 ancient Buddhist settlements of the 8th to 12th century A.D. known as Mainamati-Lalmai range are extended through the center of the district of Comilla.
Salban Vihara, almost in the middle of the Mainamati Lalmai hill range consists of 115 cells, built around a spacious courtyard with cruciform temple in the centre facing its only gateway complex to the north resembling that, of the Paharpur Monastery.
Kutila Mura situated on a flattened hillock, about 5 km. north of Salban Vihara inside the Comilla Cantonment is a picturesque 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 small oblong shrine situated about 2.5-km. northwest of Kutila Mura stupas. The orily approach to the shrine is from the east through a gateway which leads to a spacious hall.
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 recovered mostly from the monastic cells, bronze stupas, stone sculptures and hundreds of terracotta plaques each measuring on an average of 9" high and 8" to 12" wide.
Mainamati is only 114 kilometer from Dhaka City and is just a day's Trip by road on way to Chittagong.
Content for class "menu" Goes Here
How To Go
Just two-three hours journey from Dhaka, you can easily go to Comilla - Mainamati from Saidabadh bus station, where several bus companies leave Dhaka for comilla. Namely buses companies are Winer, Peoples, Asha, Tresha. After reaching Kandinpar Circle, you can get a tempo to Kotbari. And then pick up rickshaw for Mainamati.
You can also go by train, but it's time consuming.
|
| At first arrive Bangladesh and then pick one way for your destination |
Accommodation
Since it's a day trip so you can stay at Dhaka. If you are interested to stay in Mainamati there is some good facilitated hotel in Comilla. Or you can stay at Salban Bihara Archeological Rest House. For that permission is needed from Director of Ecology (88-02-8126817), Dhaka.
|
| Service Provider | Address |
| Pan Pacific Sonargaon | 107 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1215 | Details |
| Dhaka Sheraton Hotel | 1 Minto Road, GPO Box-504, Dhaka 1000 | Details |
| Best Western La Vinci Hotel | 54 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka 1215 | Details |
| BRAC Centre Inn | BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212 | Details |
| Dhaka Regency Hotel | Airport Road, Nikunja-2, Dhaka 1229 | Details |
| Grand Azad Hotel | 55 Purana Paltan, Dhaka 1000 | Details |
| Hotel Razmoni Isha Kha | 89/3 Kakrail, Dhaka | Details |
| Asia Pacific Blossom Hotel | House 27, Park Road, Baridhara Dhaka 1212 | Details |
| Abakash (Parjatan Motel) | 83-88 Mohakhali, Dhaka ; Phone: 88-02-8811109 | Â |
Show/hide comments
Show/hide comment form
