Mahamuni Buddhist Vihara

Mahamuni Buddhist Vihara is located on a hill in Pahartali Mahamuni village of Raujan Upazila of Chittagong district. It is believed that in 1813, a Buddhist priest named Chainga Thakur established this Buddhist monastery by installing the statue of the great man Gautama Buddha. For this reason Mahamuni Temple is named after Gautama Buddha. Dr. again. Ramachandra Barua in his 'History of Chittagong Mugs Pragukta' mentions that the temple and idols of Mahamuni Buddhist Vihara were built in 1805. Although the establishment date of Mahamuni Buddhist Vihara cannot be confirmed, there is no doubt that this structure is a historical monument of about 200 years old.

In 1843 AD, Mong Circle Raja Mahamuni introduced a fair from the last day of the month of Chaitra in the Buddhist Vihar square. Which became known as Mahamuni Mela across the country. At that time, many visitors from different parts of undivided Bengal used to come to the fair. Today the village has become a sacred pilgrimage site for Buddhists for the historic Mahamuni Buddhist Vihara.

If you want to visit Mahamuni Buddhist Vihara, you have to come to Chittagong first. After that, you can take a bus from Chittagong to Kaptai Road and go down the Raujan Pahartali by CNG or rickshaw to reach Mahamuni Buddhist Vihar.

Dhaka to Chittagong: There are options to reach Chittagong from Dhaka by road, rail and air. AC/Non-AC buses of various transports like Saudia, Unique, TR Travels, Greenline, Hanif, Shyamoli, Sohag, S.Alam, Modern Line etc. operate on Dhaka-Chittagong route from Syedabad Bus Terminal in the capital.

And if you want to go to Chittagong by train, you can travel by Sonar Bangla, Suborn Express, Turna-Nishitha, Mahanagar Prabhati/Godhuli, Tourist Express, Cox's Bazar Express or Chittagong Mail from Dhaka's Kamalapur or Airport Railway Station. Besides, several airlines operate flights to Chittagong from Dhaka.

If you want to taste the traditional food of Chittagong, you can visit Hotel Zaman. And Mejbani Food's Mezban Haile Ayoun restaurant located in Jan Chowkbazar has a good reputation. Apart from this, there are several good quality restaurants scattered across Chittagong city. Barcode Cafe, Milenge Restaurant, Greedy Guts, Cafe 88, Seven Days, Dhaba, Handi Restaurant, Golf Garden Restaurant, Coastal Mar-Maid Restaurant & Lounge, Bonanza Port Restaurant etc. are notable among them.

You will find numerous residential hotels of different quality in Chittagong city. Check out a few hotels to choose a hotel according to your preference and budget. Paramount, Hotel Avakash, Hotel Lord's Inn, Hotel Asian SR, Hotel Landmark etc. can stay overnight in hotels between 800 and 2000 taka.

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