Monument and memorial, Chandpur
Rasti Shah Mazar, Shahrastiহযরত রাস্তি শাহ মাজার, শাহরাস্তি
- Time needed
- Half an hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free; donations.
The shrine of the 13th-century saint Rasti Shah, after whom Shahrasti upazila is named: a mazar, a mosque and a yearly urs that draws crowds from the whole region.
At a glance
- Saint
- Rasti Shah, 13th century
About
Tradition on the shrine's own board says Rasti Shah was born in Baghdad in 1238 and came to this part of Bengal to preach; he is counted among the early Sufi missionaries of the region, and the town of Shahrasti grew around his grave. The mazar complex has a mosque, a pond and the graves of his followers, and the urs fills the grounds with pilgrims and a fair.
Getting there: Shahrasti is on the Cumilla–Chandpur road past Hajiganj; bus or CNG, then a rickshaw.
Things to do
- Ask the date of the urs if you want the fair.
Good to know
- Cover your head inside the shrine.
