Porir Dalan Hemnagar Rajbari Tangail

Historical Porir Dalan is located in Hemnagar village of Gopalpur upazila of Tangail district. Also known as Hemnagar Zamindar House, Pari Dalan has a total land area of ​​around 60 acres. While there are no fairy abodes or fairy-built buildings to be found here, the beautifully crafted structures created by the artisans of Delhi and Calcutta fascinate the visiting visitors. The walls, pillars and doors of Pari Dalan are particularly notable for the sculptures of two fairies adorned with designs of colored glass flowers, vines, stars, trees, precious links and stones. The building is called Angel House or Parir Dalan because of the two royal fairy sculptures built on top of the palace.

The Hemnagar Rajbari complex has three separate buildings, 25 different types of rooms, a walled pond ghat, playground and a few pasa wells in the Hemnagar Rajbari compound surrounded by a boundary wall. And near the building there are 7 beautiful buildings, which are known as the houses of three sisters and relatives of Zamindar Hemchandra Chowdhury. Besides, there are several ancient structures within 3 km from Pari Dalan. At present Pari Dalan is being used as Hemnagar Degree College and a huge bazaar has developed near Rajbari.

Zamindar Hemchandra Chowdhury's father Kalibabu Chowdhury bought the zamindari of Shimulia Pargana under the Sunset Act. Hemchandra Chowdhury abandoned Ambaria Rajbari of Madhupur Upazila in 1880 and built a second Rajbari in Subarnakhali village of Gopalpur Upazila. The name of the area was changed to Hemnagar after Hemchandra Chowdhury. Later in 1890 when Subarnakhali village fell under the influence of Yamuna river, Hemchandra Chowdhury built this Pari Dalan in Shimla Para village three kilometers away from Subarnakhali.

The distance of Tangail from Dhaka is about 83 km. Tangail can be reached by bus or train. It takes about 3 hours to go to Tangail by road. AC/Non-AC buses will cost Tk 400 to Tk 1000.

Besides, Tangail can be reached by Dhumketu, Ekta, Silk City, Sirajganj, Chitra, Hritzan, Lalmoni and Padma Express trains from Kamalapur or Airport Railway Station. The train fare will be Tk 95 to Tk 397 per person depending on the class. The distance from Tangail to Hemnagar Rajbari is about 47 km and the distance from Gopalpur to Rajbari is about 9 km.

From Tangail by bus or convenient transportation, you can go to Gopalpur by CNG or auto rickshaw and come to Hemnagar Rajbari (Hemnagar Rajbari) or Parir Dalan, adjacent to Hemnagar Railway Station.

If you want to go from Dhaka, you can visit Pari Dalan in one day. If necessary overnight stay or want to explore other places of Tangail, you may have to stay in a hotel. Among the notable residential hotels in Tangail- Afrin Hotel, Hotel Sagar Residential, SS Rest House, Palash House, Sugandha Hotel, Nirala Hotel, Hotel Manda, Hotel Prince are notable.

You can also stay in attractive places like Elenga or Yamuna Resort.

Tangail has a variety of quality hotels and restaurants for dining. Among these, Hotel Nirala located at Nirala Junction of the city is particularly famous. There are a few food hotels within walking distance of Nirala Mor. Also, don't forget to eat Tangail's famous Porabari Chamcham.

If you want to buy good quality Tangail sarees, you can visit the wholesale market located in Patrail. Other sightseeing places in Tangail include Mahera Zamindar House , Pakutia Zamindar House , Nagarpur Zamindar House, SP Park, Dhanbari Mosque etc.

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