Bangladesh /Rajshahi Division /Naogaon District /Paharpur Paharpur Museum, Paharpur , Bangladesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit The small museum gives a good idea of the range of cultures that have used this site. Stucco Buddha heads unearthed here are similar to the Gandhara style of Indo-Hellenic sculpture from what is now northwestern Pakistan. Sculptural work includes sandstone […]
Bangladesh /Rajshahi Division /Naogaon District /Paharpur Somapura Mahavira is situated at Paharpur Bihar Museum, Naogaon, Bangladesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit Somapura Mahavira (sometimes called Paharpur Vihara) in Bangladesh is one of the world’s grandest and most important historic Buddhist monasteries. Built under the remit of the Pala Emperor Dharmapala in the seventh century, the name Somapura […]
Bangladesh /Rajshahi Division /Naogaon District /Paharpur Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara is located in Paharpur. Paharpur is a small village 5 km west of Jamalganj in the Greater Rajshahi District, in the northwest of Bangladesh. Edit Detail InformationEdit Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur is said to be the second largest single Buddhist monastery […]
Detail InformationEdit Somapura Mahavihara in Paharpur, Badalgachhi Upazila, Naogaon District, Bangladesh is among the best known Buddhist viharas in the Indian Subcontinent and is one of the most important archeological sites in the country. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed OnEdit N.A. […]
Rajshahi Division is one of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 18,174.4 km² and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,329,000 (preliminary figures). Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts (Bogra, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Natore, Nawabganj, Pabna, Rajshahi, Sirajganj), 70 Upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 Unions (the lowest […]