Fort and palace, Lakshmipur

Kamankhola Zamindar Bariকামানখোলা জমিদার বাড়ি

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

The house of the Das zamindars at Kamankhola near the town, whose estate was in Raipur: a decaying two-storey building with a temple and tank, named for the cannon (kaman) once kept there.

At a glance

Founder
Rajendra Nath Das

About

Rajendra Nath Das founded the line; when the family left after partition the house passed to others and has slowly fallen in. What remains is the main building with its arches and balcony, the family temple, a tank, and the tangle of trees that has grown over the compound. It is a short stop from the town for anyone who likes these places, and a sad one.

Getting there: CNG from Lakshmipur town, about 15 minutes.

Things to do

  • See the temple beside the house.

Good to know

  • Do not enter the upper floor.

Getting there

Read the Lakshmipur guide

Nearby

Fort and palaceMahbubPathan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dalal Bazar Zamindar Bari

1 km, Lakshmipur

A 400-year-old zamindar estate on five acres at Dalal Bazar, 7 km from the town: the arched gateway, the two-storey rajbari, a mandap, the Khoa Sagar tank beside it and the family temple, all still standing.

River, lake and haor

Khoa Sagar Dighi

2 km, Lakshmipur

The big tank beside the Dalal Bazar estate, dug by the zamindars for the village: a wide, still sheet of water with high banks, named for the mist (khoa) that lies on it in winter mornings.

Mosque and shrineMahmuddulbd · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tita Khan Jame Mosque

4 km, Lakshmipur

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Mosque and shrine

Jinn Mosque, Raipur

8 km, Lakshmipur

The late-19th-century Masjid-e-Jame Abdullah in Raipur town, called the Jinn mosque because local legend says jinns built it in a night: a tall domed hall over a basement, with minarets and old plasterwork.

Fort and palaceMahbubPathan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rupsha Zamindar Bari

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A 250-year-old Muslim zamindar estate at Rupsha in Faridganj: a gateway, the main two-storey house, outbuildings, a mosque and the family graveyard, still partly lived in.

Museum and galleryRadman Siddiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gandhi Ashram, Jayag

25 km, Noakhali

The ashram at Jayag in Sonaimuri where Gandhi stayed during his peace walk through Noakhali in 1946–47, kept by a trust since 1975: a memorial museum, the old house, and workshops that still train villagers.

Location

Kamankhola Zamindar Bari, Lakshmipur
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