Dhol Samudra Dighi is a traditional Mahakirti of Raja Mukut Ray in Pagla Kanai Union of Jhenaidah District. Located just 4 km west of the city, the largest and century-old lake in Jhenaidah is spread over an area of about 52 bighas. Rows of trees on the banks of Dhol Samudra Dighi have multiplied the beauty of Dighi. People of Jhenaidah town like to spend time with their families on the banks of Dhol Samudra Dighi during holidays.
It is said that during the reign of the mighty King Mukut Ray in Jhenaidah, there was great distress among the subjects. On the instructions of the king, a deep and wide pond was dug by working day and night, but the water did not rise in the pond. The disappointed king saw in a dream one night that if the queen went down to the pond and worshiped, the pond would be filled with water. Hearing about the king's dream, the queen readily agreed to worship in the pond for the sake of the subjects. The people gathered on the banks of the pond to worship the queen with pomp and circumstance, playing drums, sanai, flutes. After the Rani went down to the bottom of the pond for the purpose of worship, immediately the water started rising from the bottom of the pond with great speed. But when Rani wanted to come up from the bottom of the pond, the velocity of the water increased. Meanwhile, no one paid attention to the pond in the joy of rising water and the sound of drums, flutes and sanai of the people. In no time, Rani drowned in the pond and died. The sound of the drum was the death of the queen. Later on, due to its large size, this Dighi came to be known as Dhol Samudra Dighi to the locals in memory of the queen.
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