Indian High Commissioner visits Shalban Buddhist Vihar, Cumilla in Bangladesh

Indian High Commissioner visits Shalban Buddhist Vihar, Cumilla in Bangladesh

• High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Tuesday visited Shalban Buddhist Vihar located in Cumilla District of Bangladesh. The High Commissioner also visited the Mainamati Museum located in the south of Shalbon Vihara.
• Shalban  Buddhist Vihara is located in the Lalmai-Mainamati region of the Cumilla district, is one of the archaeological sites of the ancient civilization of undivided India. The ruins of Buddhist temples and viharas were uncovered in this archaeological site known as 'Shalban Vihara
• During archaeological excavations conducted at different times. The actual name of Shalban Vihara is 'Sri BhabadevaMohavihara. This Mohavihara was built by the fourth King Shri Bhabadeva during the rule of the Deva dynasty from the middle of the seventh to the eighth century CE.
• The length of each side of the square vihara is 168 meters. The Vihara has a total of 115  monk's rooms in its four arms and a temple in the middle. Several smaller temples and ruins of stupas are uncovered around the central main temple. The unique attraction of this Vihara is the ruins of the large arcade uncovered on the north side. Four phases of ruins of construction, reconstruction, and renovation-repair at Shalban Vihara are exposed during archaeological excavations.

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Published date : 04 Oct 2023 05:16PM