Patharchapuri
It is a village under Nagari
Gram Panchayat under Suri-I Block within Suri Police Station. Patharchapuri
is well connected with Bolpur Santiniketan by Bus and other Road Transport.
Patharchapuri is the precedence of the Mohammedan Saint Hazrat Data Meheboob Shah Wali famously known as "Data-Baba". He is famous for his Sufi Thoughts. It is said that he was gifted to miraculous power and used to cure
dangerous diseases by applying ashes of dust. His tomb in the village is frequented by many
visitors every year. A large Fair locally
known as "Data Saheber Mela", perhaps the largest in the region, is held in Patharchapuri village in the month of Chaitra (March-April) every year. Thousands of pilgrims assemble in the fair during the occasions.
Rajnagar (25 Kms. from
Suri)
The place is well connected
with Suri by bus. Rajnagar is amous for artificial tank Kalidaha. It is
said to have been excavated by Hindu Rajas and dedicated to Goddess Kali. On
three sides on Kalidaha tank there are the wings of the former palaces of
Mohamedan Rajas of Nagar. In front of the ruins of the Imambara stands a fine
mosque in a state of good preservation, which is still used by local Mohemadan.
A little to the south are the ruins of another old mosque called the Motichur
Masjid which had 12 Tombs but some fell down. Other wings may be mentioned are
Nahabatkhana of the Bir Rajas, the Full-bagan, Burial place of the Mohamedan
Rajas.
Dubrajpur (22 Kms
from Suri)
Dubrajpur is famous for the small township
contains a number of Shiva temples. Numbers of gigantic rocks are found in the
vicinity. The granite is gray and composed of glassy quartz pink, gray feldspar
and black mica. Two remarkable of these rocks are known as Mama & Bhagne
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