River, lake and haor, Brahmanbaria
Gangasagar Dighiগঙ্গাসাগর দীঘি
- Time needed
- Half an hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free.
A large old tank at Gangasagar on the Akhaura road, said to have been dug by the Tripura kings, with a bathing festival in the spring and a railway halt named after it.
At a glance
- Fair
- Chaitra Sankranti and Ashtami bathing
About
Gangasagar lies between the town and the Akhaura border, in a flat country of tanks and rail lines. The dighi is one of the biggest in the district and holds a place in local belief as a substitute for the Ganges: on Chaitra Sankranti and Ashtami people come to bathe and a fair sets up on the bank. The rest of the year it is a quiet sheet of water with a village around it.
Getting there: Local train or CNG toward Akhaura; Gangasagar station is beside it.
Things to do
- Time it for the Ashtami bath if you want the fair.
Good to know
- A stop on the way to Akhaura, not a trip of its own.
