Gokul Medh Bogra

Gokul Medh is an archeological monument located in Gokul village of Bogra Sadar. Located just one and a half kilometers south of Mahasthangarh , this place is popularly known as Lakhindar Behular Basar Ghar. Many people also called it as Laxminder's Medha. Excavations carried out by NG Majumdar from 1934-36 uncovered the foundations of a temple here. The 172 kuthuris were filled with earth at different levels and gradually decreasing from the bottom to the top, the main foundation was arranged in a layer-by-layer upward kuthuri construction style to be used as the foundation of a towering temple or stupa. Some terracotta plaques of the Gupta era i.e. sixth-seventh centuries are found in this temple. Later in the Sena period a temple was built at Gokul Medha. A gold plate recovered from the temple is believed to have been a Shiva temple.

Behula's Basarghar or Gokul Medh is a remarkable structure. Which is a Vaidya Math built by Devapala Katrik between 809 and 847 AD. In the western half of the main stupa there is a memorial of the traditional residence. In the eastern half there is a bathing place which looks like a quadruped with 24 corners.

Distance from Mahasthangarh bus stand to Gokul village is only 2 km. So from Dhaka to Bogra (Bogra) city or Mahasthangarh bus stand and from there by CNG or auto rickshaw you can go to Gokul Medh famous for Behula's house.

Dhaka to Bogra by Bus : Buses to Bogra are available from Gabtali, Mohakhali, Shyamoli, Abdullahpur, Kalyanpur in the capital Dhaka. Shyamoli Paribahan, SR Travels, Hanif Enterprises, Ekta Paribahan, Babul Enterprises, SA Paribahan, Shah Fateh Ali Paribahan are notable among the bus services going to Bogra. AC and non-AC bus fares to Bogura are from Tk 500 to Tk 1300.

Dhaka to Bogra by train : From Dhaka to Lalmoni and Rangpur Express trains travel via Bogra so you can go to Bogra by these trains. Dhaka to Rangpur Express train departs daily at 9:10 AM and Lalmoni Express departs at 9:45 PM. Rangpur and Lalmoni Express trains are closed on Mondays and Fridays respectively. The price of the train ticket is Tk 475-1093 depending on the seat.

Bogra has a variety of quality residential hotels and motels for overnight stays. Good quality hotels include Tourist Motel, Naz Garden, Northway Motel, Safeway Motel, Motel Castle MH, Century Motel, Hotel Sista, Hotel Akbaria, Redchilies Chinese Restaurant and Residence Hotel. Hotel Al Amin, Hotel Royal Palace, Hotel Sun View, Hotel Rajmoney, Hotel Honey Day, Hotel Aziz are among the standard hotels.

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