Private Historical Cumilla Mainamati Day Tour from Dhaka

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Dhaka City

  Following a hotel pick-up at 8 am, your first stop will be Salban Vihara in Mainamati.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Shalban Bihar

  This place is one of the best-known Buddhist viharas in the Indian Subcontinent and one of the most important archaeological sites in the country. At the end of the 8th century, King Shri Bhavadeva (Vobodev) made the “Salban Bihar” in this place. The digging started in the 80th decade. Many archaeological elements were found here. Most of them are kept in the Mainamati Museum now.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 3

  Mainamati Museum is next to Shalban Bihar. Many valuable antiquities were found during the excavations of Srivadava’s Mahavihara, Kotila Mura, Charpatra Mura, Rupbanmura, Itakhola Mura, Ananda Bihar, Rani’s Bangla, and Bhoj Raja’s Bari Bihar. To preserve and display these antiquities, a west-facing museum was set up in 1965 in front of Shalban Bihar on the south side of Shalban Bihar in Comilla Kotbari. Next to Mainamati Museum, you can see the traditional Buddhist Temple built a few years ago.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Rupban Mura

  Visit Rupban Mura, an important archaeological site of Mainamati, lying on a hillock south of the Comilla-Kalirbazar road. The Cruciform Shrine Originally built as a solid stupa on a square base, it was subsequently converted into a semi-cruciform shrine in the second period (8th century A.D.).

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5

  As A Result Excavation, A Ground Plan Of An East Facing Buddhist Temple Has Been Exposed. Five Building Rebuilding Phases Have Been Found In The Temple. Besides This, the Remains of Small Vihare Have Been Exposed On the Northern Side of the Temple. Among The Discovered Antiquities Are 18 Tola Solid Gold or Silver Coin and A Copper Plate Is Noteworthy besides These A Bust Of Large Size Stucco Image Which Is Still Instu. In Consideration Of The Antiquities And Architectural Features, The Temple May Be Dated To the 7th to 12th Century A.D.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6

  Mainamati’s Palace Mound is the largest and highest mound in the northern extremity of the ridge near Mainamati village. The site has been traditionally associated with the legendary Chandra Queen, Mainamati, mother of the last known Chandra King, Govinda Chandra, and is popularly regarded to have been the last seat of that dynasty.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 7

  The Mainamati War Cemetery is a war cemetery and a memorial in Comilla, Bangladesh, for Second World War graves from nearby areas. The cemetery contains 736 Commonwealth burials. It was established and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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