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Title
Damdam Pirer Dhibi
Location

Manirampur, Jessore

Transportation

How to go:

To go to Damdam Pirer Dhibi by road, Dhaka-Khulna national highway should be taken. After crossing Jessore, there is a place named Rajar Hat. From here, around 7 km away in Satkhira road, this historical ruin is situated. It is in Vojgati Union.

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There are plenty of sites and places in Bangladesh having immense archeological significance bearing the glory of our ancient past. But popular discourse on our archeological heritage only centers arround Mahasthangar and Lalmai. Apart from these reminiscences from ancient Buddhist era, there was not much discussion on the other archeological sites. However Damdam Pirer Dhibi and Wari Botesshor are also enormously important in regard of our history, heritage and anthropological background.

Monirampur Upazilla, an emergent municipality area of Jessore, is the place where this archeological ruin, locally known as “Damdam Pirer Dhibi” is found by experts. This place is on village Sonar Gram of Dogagati Union. Once it was believed that this ruin is from the time of Sen or Sultani Dynasty. But after much excavation, this idea has been changed. Now the experts has declared that it is not merely 300/400 years old but even could be off earlier time than the artifacts found in Lalmai Hill area.

The ruins of civilization found in Lalmai Hill area is from 6th and 7th century.  In fact, they are thirteen to fourteen hundred years old. But the archeology department thinks that the ruins found in “Damdam Pirer Dhibi” is at least eighteen hundred years old. The artifacts found here includes small stone figurine of Buddha, lotus and other patterns made by burnt red brick, metal rings ,bangles, utensils and wreckages of six rooms of a building. The walls of these rooms are decorated in geometric patterns. The staircases are also built following the same patterns. The experts believe, once the Buddhists had lived here. Then the Hindus joined later followed Muslim migrants. In consequence, this place has brought together reminisces from three different civilizations.

About the naming “Damdam” local myth says that before excavation, whenever someone tried to walk over this elevated mound, drumming sound “dam dam” was created. These local stories obviously combine some fairy tale elements. The elders of this area states that once there was a shrine of a Pir, namely Mangal Shah situated in the south of this place. From long past, local people has sacrificed cattle and money here in the hope of good health and cure from disease. Recently this tradition has waned.

In 1986, local people have started building a madrashah here. During the construction, some artifacts have been found incidentally. This event has created a stir in the locality and thousands of people started to come to see these remnants of past civilizations.

In 2004-05, a government initiative has been taken for the first time for archeological excavation. Complete outline of eight rooms has been found during this time but there was no roof on them. Excavation has continued until 2006-07 and total 18 rooms have been found. Adorned brick with patterns of lotus petal of these ruins suggests that they were Jain temples. Expert opinion on their building period is that they are from in 1st century. Terracotta pots with embellishment of serpent motif suggest that these temples were also used for worshiping Panchanag or Saptanag (Serpent deity of the Jains).

There is a pond right beside the ruin. Myths and tales about this pond and the trees of the banks are famous in nearby locality. There is a well beside the pond. Myths regarding this well are also told by the elders. This pond is known as Kumari Deeghi.

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