Devi Chowdhuryan Palace Rangpur

Devi Chowdhuryan Palace is located near Pirgacha Upazila Office and Pirgacha Railway Station of Rangpur District. Manthana Zamindar Devi Choudhurani's real name is Jayadurga Devi Choudhurani. This zamindar house is known as Pirgacha Rajbari and Manthana Zamindar Bari to the local residents of Pirgacha Upazila. In 1703-04 AD, Devi Chaudhurani's Rajbari was founded by Zamindar Anantaram with an area of ​​about 28 acres. In Devi Chaudhurani's Rajbari, the 150-year-old Trivigraha temple built by the landlord Gyanendra Narayan Roy houses the Vigraha of Annapurna Visheshwar, Shiva and Harihara in side-by-side rooms.

It is known from history that Manthana Zamindar of Peergacha, as the first woman in India at that time, led the movement with arms against the oppression of the subjects of the East India Company. Bankimchandra Chatropadhyay wrote two books titled Anandamath and Devi Chaudhurani. The ruined ancient temples of Devi Chaudhurani's palace still stand as witnesses of time. Every year various pujas are organized in the temple of Rajbari. At present the Kachari Ghar and Natya Mandir of Devi Chaudhurani's Rajbari are being used as Pirgacha Upazila Sub-Registry Office.

Greenline, Alhamra Travels, MIM, SR Travels, Kurigram Paribahan buses run to Rangpur from Mohammadpur, Mohakhali, Gabtali and Kalyanpur in the capital Dhaka. AC/Non AC buses will cost 750-1500 Tk. You can also go to Rangpur by taking the Rangpur Express or Kurigram Express train from Dhaka's Kamalapur railway station. To go by train, the fare will be from 585 to 2,013 taka per seat. The distance of Pirgacha upazila from Rangpur divisional city is about 20 km. And Devi Chaudhurani's Rajbari is located just half a kilometer east of Pirgacha Upazila Parishad.

Among the various quality residential hotels in Rangpur, Hotel Northview, Tourism Motel, The Park Hotel, Hotel Golden Tower, Hotel Tilottama, Hotel Kashpia etc. are notable.

Rangpur city has various quality food hotels and restaurants. But if you go to Rangpur during the mango season, you must try the famous Haribhanga mango.

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