5/5 Saptarshi M. 1 year ago on Google
It
will
take
minimum
1.5
hrs
to
tour
the
whole
campus,
otherwise
sky
is
the
limit.
We
entered
at
15:30,
left
at
17:30,
but
I
was
feeling
to
stay
for
few
more
hours
🥲.
Kathgola
Bagan
Bari
was
a
center
of
entertainment
during
the
british
period.
Some
say
the
place
had
wide
gardens
of
kathgolap
(কাঠগোলাপ)
from
which
the
name
came.
Others
believe
this
place
had
a
wood
processing
plant,
hence
the
name
kathgola
(Bengali
'Kathgola'
means,
a
wood
processing
plant)
As
u
enter
through
the
Nahabat
gate,
there
is
a
small
forest
type
area
with
installations
of
four
men
riding
horse.
They
are
supposed
to
be
the
Rajasthan
originated
Jain
businessman
who
came
here
in
1780
&
took
lease
of
this
32
bigha
area
at
Rs.1200/-
from
the
then
Nawab
.
Their
names
were
Lakshmipat,
Jagatpat,
Dhanapat
&
Chatrapat
Singh
Dugar.
You
will
find
matriculation
certificates
of
their
decendants
inside
the
palace.
Kathgola
Baganbari
construction
started
23
years
after
the
death
of
Siraj-ud-Daulah
(1757)
Next
u
buy
entry
ticket
costing
₹30/-
for
the
whole
campus,
zoo,
temple
&
ground
floor
of
the
palace.
As
u
enter
the
paid
area,
on
the
right
side
is
a
zoo,
with
goose,
a
macaw,
a
talking
parrot,
some
other
birds,
rabbits,
pigeons,
etc.
On
the
left
side
is
a
gate
with
a
lion
on
top,
a
multi-storeyed
stepwell
called
'baori'
and
stairs
leading
further
downwards,
believed
to
be
the
entrance
to
tunnels.
One
tunnel
is
believed
to
lead
to
House
of
Jagat
Seth
(made
for
illegal
trade,
exchange
of
money),
while
another
tunnel
is
expected
to
lead
to
Bhagirathi
river,
primarily
used
to
transfer
wood
into
barges
at
night.
The
evidence
of
this
tunnel
being
connected
to
Bhagirathi
is,
during
high
tide
&
low
tide,
the
water
level
of
the
tunnel
used
to
increase/decrease
along
with
the
river
water
level.
After
a
massive
flood,
the
tunnel
became
blocked
by
silt
deposits
and
the
increase/decrease
of
water
level
is
no
longer
observed.
Next
one
would
come
across
the
Palace.
Take
a
walk
around
the
palace
to
admire
the
structure
&
beauty.
There
is
a
square
pond
(Nawabi
Sarobar)
full
of
colorful
fishes
infront
of
the
palace.
(if
you
wish
to
feed
the
fish,
take
some
marie
biscuits
with
u,
the
person
selling
there
takes
more
price
😒).
The
pond
has
four
marble
structure
at
four
corners
and
stairs.
Jains
don't
eat
fish
so
they
used
to
keep
them
as
pets.
A
small
stage
for
dance
performance
is
present
at
the
opposite
side
of
the
pond.
A
Pay
&
Use
Toilet
is
also
present
there.
Enter
the
ground
floor
and
take
a
tour.
You
can
enter
as
many
times
as
it
is
covered
in
your
ticket.
The
first
floor
would
cost
another
₹20/-.
The
stairs
seemed
to
be
suspended
from
the
wall
without
having
any
pillar
support.
The
balcony
on
the
first
floor
offers
great
view,
but
beware
of
the
pooping
pigeons.
Photography
allowed
in
this
balcony.
Behind
the
palace,
there
is
an
abandoned
house.
It
homed
visitors
&
dancers
during
Nawab
era.
Next
walk
towards
the
Jain
temple,
u
will
find
statues
of
Gods
.
On
the
right
side,
there
is
an
elevated
stage
called
'Naach
Mahal',
where
dancers
like
Hira
bai
used
to
perform
for
the
royals
here
at
a
cost
of
5000
gold
coins
per
hour.
The
stage
was
believed
to
be
surrounded
by
Belgium
glass
(which
were
typically
one
way
glass,
people
sitting
inside
the
stage
could
see
outside
activities,
but
outside
people
couldn't
see
inside
activities)
which
are
broken
now
&
some
poles
are
present,
where
gas
light
was
hung
as
there
was
no
electricity
during
old
days.
There
is
some
cemetary
beside,
exclusively
for
the
fishes.
Jains
were
vegans
and
kept
fish
as
pets
.
They
wealthy
wives
used
to
attach
gold
ornaments
(সোনার
নথ)
to
the
fish
&
when
the
fish
died,
they
used
to
bury
the
fish.
Visit
the
Jain
temple
&
enjoy
a
beautiful
evening
at
the
Palace
compound.
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