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Baroduari / Boro Sona Mosque
Baroduari mosque is half a kilometer to the south of Ramkeli. A gigantic rectangular structure of brick and stone, this mosque is the largest monument in Gour. Though the name means Twelve Doors, this monument actually has eleven. The construction of this huge mosque, measuring 50.4 m. by 22.8 m., and 12 m. in height, was started by Allauddin Hussein Shah and was completed in 1526 by his son Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah. The Indo-Arabic style of architecture and the ornamental stone carvings make Baroduari a special attraction for tourists.
Dakhil Darwaja
It is an impressive gateway built in 1425 and is an important Muslim monument. Made of small red bricks and terracotta work, this dominating structure is more than 21 meters high and 34.5 meters wide. Its four corners are topped with five-story high towers. Once the main gateway to a fort, it opens through the embankments surrounding it. In the southeast corner of the fort, a 20 meters high wall encloses the ruins of an old palace. In the past, cannons used to be fired from here. Hence the gate also came to be known as the Salaami Darwaza.
Firoz Minar
A kilometre away from the Dakhil Darwaza is the Feroze Minar. It was built by Sultan Saifuddin Feroze Shah during 1485-89. This five-storey tower, resembling the Qutb Minar, is 26 m. high and 19 m. in circumference. The first three storeys of the tower have twelve adjacent faces each, and the uppermost two storeys are circular in shape. A spiralling flight of 84 steps takes one to the top of the tower. Built in the Tughlaqi style of architecture, the walls of Feroze Minar are covered with intricate terracotta carvings. This landmark is also known as the Pir-Asha-Minar or the Chiragdani.
Chika Mosque
Sultan Yusuf Shah built the Chika Mosque in 1475. The name originated from the fact that it used to shelter a large number of Chikas, or bats. It is a single-domed edifice, almost in ruins now. The beautifully ornate carvings on the walls and the images of Hindu idols on the stonework of doors and lintels are still partly visible. The mosque also bears traces of Hindu temple architecture.
Luko Churi Gate
The Lakhchhipi Darwaza or Lukochuri Gate is located to the southeast of the Kadam Rasool Mosque. Shah Shuja is said to have built it in 1655 in the Mughal architectural style. The name originated from the royal game of hide-and-seek that the Sultan used to lay with his begums. According to another school of historians, it was built by Allauddin Hussein Shah in 1522. Situated on the eastern side of the royal palace, this double-storeyed Darwaza functionally acted as the main gateway to the palace. The innovative architectural style makes it an interesting place to visit.
Quadam Rasul Mosque
Opposite the Kadam Rasool Mosque stands the 17th-century tomb of Fateh Khan, a commander of Aurangzeb’s army. This interesting structure was built in the Hindu Chala style. A short distance away is the elegant Tantipara Mosque, with its intricate terracotta decoration.
Gumti Darwaza
Standing to the northeast of the Chika Mosque, the Gumti Darwaza was built in 1512 by Allauddin Hussein Shah. Made of brick and terracotta, the once brilliant colors woven into the artwork are still partly visible. It is said that real gold was used in the decorations. The Darwaza, however, is closed to the public now.
Ramkeli
Ramkeli is located 14 km south of Malda. Ramkeli is a small village on the way to Gour. It is celebrated for being the temporary home of Sri Chaitanya, the great religious reformer of Bengal, where he had stayed for a few days on his way to Vrindavan. His footprints are preserved in a temple that is flanked by eight ‘kundas’ or tanks: Rupsagar, Shyamkunda, Radhakunda. Lalitakunda, Bishakhakunda, Surabhikunda, Ranjakunda and Indulekhakunda.
Pirana Pir
The Pirana Pir is a dargah of Khawaja Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind in Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located 6.5 km southwest of Malda Town. Hazrat Sheikh Khawaja Usman Akhi Sirajuddin Chisty (r.a), was a 14th-century Sufi saint from Gour and he was the khalifa of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Mahboob-e-Ilahi(r.a), noted for the establishment and organization of the Chishti Silsila in Bengal at the request of his sheikh.
Eklakhi Mosque
The Eklakhi mosque is the most elegant monument in Pandua. One of the first square brick tombs in Bengal, with a carved Ganesha on the doorway.
Malda Museum
Malda Museum is an archaeological museum under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology. The museum was established in 1937 and is situated on Subhankar Bandh Road of English Bazar in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the district and was set up within the premises of the Malda District Library. It was later shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.
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