Mahasthangarh Bogra

Bogra Mohasthangarh

The word 'Mahasthan' means a place that has excellent sanctity and 'garh' means fort. The extensive ruins of Mahasthangarh presents a glorious past of about two thousand and five hundred years of pundranagar, the  capital city of ancient pundra Vardhan Bhukti. The site spreading along the westem bank of korotoa, is situated abut 13km north of Bogra town.

The whole area is rich in Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim sites. The Buddhists were here uni-ll at least the 11th century. Their most glorious period was the 8th to the 11th centuries, when the Buddhist pals emperors of North-Bengal ruled. It is from this period that most of visible remains belong. The citadel was probably first constructed under the Mauryan empire in the 3rd century B.C. It fell into disuse around the time of Mughal invasions. Most of the visible brickwork dates from the 8th century, apart from that added during restoration. outside the citadel, there is a remaining of a 6th-century Govinda Bhita Hindu Temple, which looks like a broken-down step pyramid.


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