Author : Arindam Bhowmik
Publisher : Arindam Bhowmik
ISBN 13 : 8191084309
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Moyna Garh by : Arindam Bhowmik
Download or read book Moyna Garh written by Arindam Bhowmik and published by Arindam Bhowmik. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moyna Garh - Fort of Moyna Royal Family. The fort is devided into two parts outside and inside. Inside is 5,62,500 sq ft. Surrounded by 150 ft wide cannel. Local people use to take shelter during Bargi (Maratha Dacoits) attack. Moynagarh has a very rich cultural heritage, and it lies almost obscure now. Mediaeval literature and the oral traditions are eloquent on its past glory & grandeur, that push its antiquity several hundred years back. Situated in the vicinity of the ancient city-port of Tamralipta, the structure of this fort is unique and seems to be unparalleled. The fort proper is encircled by two concentric wide moats with hillock-like huge mounds. There had been crocodiles in the deep water, wild animals in the dense forest and ever-ready cannons in different lofty corners. This fort is reminiscent of legendary king Lausen (10th Century), and the Bahubalindras of Balisita (1434) who came here in 1561-62 AD. Even today, the Hindu temples (Vaisnavas, Saivas, Shaktas), the Buddhist shrines, Mazhar-sharif of the Muslim saint Manikpir, the Mausoleum of the Mahanta are reverberated with solemn hymns & prayers of thousands of devotees of different religious faiths. Dipped in the lush green with placid water all around this picturesque environment is very much like an attractive dreamland