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Page18 km north of Malda, one more significant site of archeological significance has some remarkable Muslim structural design including the enormous Adina Mosque built by Sikander Shah in 1369. It is one of the major mosques in India, built over a Hindu temple, and has 378 small domes. The Eklakhi crypt and numerous minor mosques are the other spaces of magnetism in Pandua.
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Jalpaiguri A short detachment away is the stylish Tantipara Mosque, with its complicated terracotta beautification. Lattan Mosque, myth attributes the building of this mosque to a dancing girl of the imperial courtyard. However, historians consider it was built by Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah in 1475. Traces of complicated mina work in blue, green, yellow, violet and white on the enameled bricks lining the outer and inner walls are still observable. The splendor of colors has also led to the Mosque being called the decorated Mosque.
Adina Masjid
Adina Mosque Adina Masjid, built in 1369 by Sultan
Sikander Shah. One of the biggest mosques in India, it also typifies the
most urbanized mosque construction of the period, the conventional design
being based on the great 8th century mosque of Damascus.
Qutb
Shahi Mosque
Qutb Shahi Mosque, in the vicinity known as the
Chhoto Sona Masjid, built to honor saint Nur Qutb-ul-Alam. The ruins of
his holy place are close by, along with that of Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal
Tabrizi, together known as the Bari Darga.
Eklakhi
Mausoleum
The
Eklakhi Mausoleum is the most stylish memorial in Pandua. One of the first
square block tombs in Bengal, with an imprinted Ganesh on the entrance.
Accomodation
The majority of the hotels and lodges have come
up clustered around the National Highway 34 and the neighboring to Rabindra
Avenue. There is the WBTDC's Malda Tourist Lodge at Rathbari, English
Bazaar,
which doubles as the local tourist
office. The Youth Hostel provided by the West Bengal Government's Youth
Services offers popular accommodation, especially for the student community.
Malda is well-known for the manufacture of mango and silk. The folk traditions
of gambhira is a characteristic of the district, being a exclusive way
of demonstration of daily life’s joy and sorrow of the ordinary populace,
as well as the exceptional depiction of national and international issue.
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