Loading...Anand Vihara is one of the richest and most ancient archeological sites in Bangladesh. Ananda Bihar The largest of the Buddhist monasteries discovered at Mainamati is square in shape, measuring 198 meters in each direction. Here also the rooms of the monks can be seen on the four arms of the square, as like Shalban Bihar.
There is a huge cruciform temple in the middle of the open courtyard of Bihar. These rooms are enclosed around this temple. It’s only picturesque entrance is in the northern center of Bihar. The exterior of the entrance is spacious and massive and the outer side is extended.
Its exterior wall is relatively beautiful to look at with offset and molded designs. The walls of the inner balcony are also decorated with molded ornaments and designed bricks. A few rooms in the north row and the southern part of the central temple have been excavated.
From these it is understood that these rooms were once used as part of temples. A copperplate, 63 silver coins, a large number of bronze statues and terracotta plaques have been discovered in this monastery. A furnace for burning pottery was found outside the monastery.
It is believed that the Anandabihara complex with the largest pond in the area was built by Sri Anandadev, the third ruler of the first Deva dynasty, at some point in the late 7th or early 8th century.
How to get to Comilla –
By train:You can come to Comilla station by train from Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Chandpur, Noakhali etc after reaching comilla, by rickshaw or auto rickshaw you have to get to kandirpar and from there go as described below the rent will be 10 taka per person. Learn about train fares from the railway station’s own website.
From Dhaka to Comilla – From Dhaka Jatrabari you can come by Asia Transport, Asia Line or Tisha Transport (there are both AC, non-AC), Royal Coach from Kamalapur with air conditioning. Royal Coach is very comfortable but slow. Ride up on any of them, on your way to Comilla you will see Buriganga Bridge, Meghna Bridge, Daudkandi Bridge and the morning sun on both sides of the road will amaze you. You will not need anything else to please a nature-loving eye.Enjoying the view you will come to Comilla Cantonment or you can get off at Kotbari main road. Rent will be up to 200-250 taka. It will take 2 to 2.5 hours.From Kotbari main road to Kotbari, CNG will cost 20/30 taka per person.
From Chittagong to Comilla- By Saudia Transport (AC, non-AC) come to Comilla’s Paduar Bazar main road and go down to Jangalia, the fare will be 200-250 taka. It will take 2.5 to 3 hours. For the Chittagong residentsthere’s nothing to describe the view around the Comilla-Chittagong road, the two sides of this beautiful road. Anyway, after coming to Jangalia, come Tomcham bridge by Auto rent 5 taka.
Kotbari from 10 km from Comilla town and 3 km west of Comilla bypass Nandanpur on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at the foot of Lalmai and Shalban hills Kotbari is located .
From Comilla Tomchambridge Chaumuhani, you can go to Kotbari by CNG. Rent 20 taka. It will cross from Daulatpur.
Get down from the CNG and ask auto, It will take u ananda bihar.
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