Bithangal Akhara is one of the pilgrimage places for Vaishnads

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The picture you are seeing is Vithangal Akhara, one of the pilgrimage places for Vaishnamits. It is 12 km from Baniachang upazila headquarters of Habiganj district. Located in the village of Bitangal on the southwestern banks of Howrah.

Bithangal Akhara is one of the pilgrimage sites of Vaishnads among the sightseeing places of Bangladesh. Its founder is Ramakrishna Goswami. He established the Akhara at that place in the 16th century after visiting various pilgrimage sites in the subcontinent.

It has 120 rooms for 120 Vaishnavas. Different types of religious festivals are held in this arena. Among them, Kirtan on the occasion of Bhola Sankranti on the last day of Kartik, Panchma Dol Utsav on the Purnima Tithi of Phalgun 5 days after the end of Dol Purnima, on the other hand, on the Ashtami Tithi of Chaitra, devotees take a holy bath at the Bheramohana river ghat adjacent to the Akhara and Baruni Mela, Rath Yatra in the second week of Ashar month is particularly noteworthy.

Among the attractions of this arena are the white stone chowki weighing 25 manas, well-decorated chariots, brass thrones, silver vessels and golden crowns. Built in the style of medieval architecture, this arena is considered a tourist attraction. Hundreds of tourists come here every day. Be amazed by these examples of medieval architecture.

Image & Info: Courtesy of www.habiganjinfo.com.