Hindu temple, Joypurhat

Pathar Ghata Templeপাথরঘাটা মন্দির

Time needed
Half an hour.
best months
Nov–Feb
Cost
Free.

A small old temple known locally in Joypurhat, worth a stop if you are nearby.

At a glance

District
Joypurhat

About

The temple is a local landmark rather than a major site. Ask in the town for the way.

Take off your shoes and be respectful if worship is going on.

Getting there: By CNG from Joypurhat town.

Things to do

  • Combine it with the other sights of the district.

Good to know

  • Ask locals for the way; signs are few.

Getting there

Read the Joypurhat guide

Nearby

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Lakma Rajbari

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The ruined brick mansion of an old zamindar family near the Indian border in Panchbibi.

Archaeological site

Raja Virat's Palace Mound

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A large earthen mound at Gobindaganj that local legend calls the palace of King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas hid in the Mahabharata; old bricks lie across the site.

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Jagaddala Mahavihara

19 km, Naogaon

The excavated base of a Pala-era Buddhist monastery near the Indian border at Dhamoirhat, linked with King Ramapala and long known as a seat of learning.

River, lake and haor

Nandail Dighi

21 km, Joypurhat

The largest dighi in Joypurhat, nearly a kilometre long, at Nandail village in Kalai, where migratory birds gather in winter.

Park, eco park and picnic spotDebashish95 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Altadighi National Park

21 km, Naogaon

A sal forest around the district's largest tank, right on the Indian border at Dhamoirhat, declared a national park in 2011.

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Paharpur Buddhist Vihara

21 km, Naogaon

Somapura Mahavihara, the great monastery the Pala king Dharmapala founded in the late 8th century: the largest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalayas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Location

Pathar Ghata Temple, Joypurhat
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