Raja Sitaram's palace ruins, Mohammadpur
মোহাম্মদপুরে রাজা সীতারাম রায়ের রাজবাড়ি
Crumbling palace walls, temples and big tanks from the capital of a ruler who defied the Mughals.
Raja Sitaram Ray made Mohammadpur his capital around the turn of the 18th century and raised palaces, temples and large ponds such as Ram Sagar. After his fall the town declined, and today the palace and treasury buildings stand in ruins among village homes. The Dashabhuja temple and other shrines survive in varying states. The site is under attention from the Department of Archaeology.
How to get there
Bus or auto from Magura town to Mohammadpur upazila (about 25 km).
Good to know
Ruins are fragile; don't climb walls. A local guide helps find the scattered structures.
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