River, lake and haor, Narail
Chitra Riverচিত্রা নদী
- Time needed
- An hour or two.
- best months
- Sep–Feb
- Cost
- Boat hire, shared by the group.
The gentle river that runs past Narail town and Sultan's Machimdia, with boats, ghats and village banks; boat races are held on it after the rains.
At a glance
- Town
- Narail
About
The Chitra is the river of Sultan's paintings and of the town's everyday life. A boat ride from a town ghat shows fishing boats, bathing ghats and green banks.
The boat races, with long crewed boats and crowds on both banks, are the river's big days.
Getting there: The river is beside the town; ghats are within walking distance.
Things to do
- Take a boat at sunset from a town ghat.
Good to know
- Ask locally for the boat race dates.
