SOMAPURA MAHAVIHARA
Somapura Mahavihara, look like a pyramid, situated in Paharpur, Badalgachhi upazila, Noagaon District, Bangladesh. It was known as Buddhust Bihara in the Indian Subcontinent and one of the most archaeological sites in Bangladesh. The Buddhust Biharas of the past are no longer the same as before. This picture is the latest to be destroyed.
The central Shrine
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Tthere are some beautiful villages around the historical site. The local people are not financially well-off. But they are very friendly and co-operative.
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This is the way to the site, both sides
of the roads, the farmers of the villages grow paddy and vegetables.
In 1879, Alexander Cunninghum who discovered it and the large number of stupas and shrines of various sizes and shapes, terracotta plaques, stone sculptures, inscriptions, coins, ceramics etc. have been discovered. UNESCO designed as a world heritage site In 1995.
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There were many rooms which were used by the monks for accommodation and meditation. But now all the rooms has been disappeared into soil except the remains of a vast architectural Buddhist monastery.
The another side of the site
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Every year, many tourists come to see it. But it is a matter of sorrow that one of my friends informed me that some local people who had been taken away the broken bricks when they got chances and still continuing the nonsense activity. The terracotta artworks in the site have suffered from serious damage as a result of lack of proper maintenance, shortage of manpower, fund constraint and heavy rainfall And the major problem is the corruption of Bangladesh.
The boundary of the area.
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For the protection of the architectural site, the authority has been taken a strong protection system and made boundary around the area. In 1995, since then a team of UNESCO regularly visited the site and they also have a master plan to protect this important heritage sit.