5/5 Iman k. 4 months ago on Google âĸ 200 reviews
This
place
has
nothing
to
see,apart
from
the
fortified
high
walls
of
an
enclosure
where
allegedly,all
enemies
of
the
state
were
kept
till
they
died
of
thirst
and
hunger.
Local
folklore
say,how
people
who
were
against
the
Malla
kings
were
thrown
into
the
small
enclosure
with
high
walls
till
they
died.
It
was
a
kind
of
slow
and
painful
execution,and
hence
the
name.
The
correct
name
of
the
place
is
Gum
Ghar,and
NOT
Gum
Garh.
Garh
in
bengali
means
castle.
This
isn't
a
castle
of
any
sorts,but
just
a
small
enclosure.
Secondly
it
wasn't
ever
called
Execution
site.
Just
Gum
Ghar,meaning
room
where
people
were
left
to
die
!
Eerie
reminder
of
medieval
times.
It
was
probably
the
water
tank
of
the
Royal
family
n
from
it
water
was
supplied
to
meet
their
daily
need.
There
is
a
rumour
that
the
then
Mallya
Kings
used
this
structure
to
punish
people
by
throwing
them
down
into
the
pit
of
it
,but
it's
a
pure
rumour.(goom=to
vanish/eliminate
sb).Goomghar/Goomgar
is
a
structure
of
a
perfect
square
having
4
high
walls
of
equal
height
joined
together
to
make
a
high
building
without
a
roof.There
is
an
inbuilt
stair
engraved
in
the
inner
walls
of
it...
It's
installed
on
a
high
ground.
Now
it
stands
alone
bearing
the
proof
of
excellence
n
mystery
of
the
water_supply
system
of
the
Mallya
Dynasty.Gum
Ghar,
not
Gum
Garh,
is
the
true
name
for
the
location.
Garh
is
a
Bengali
word
that
signifies
castle.
This
isnt
a
castle
in
the
traditional
sense,
but
rather
a
modest
enclosure.
This
is
where
the
Malla
Rulers
of
Rarh
Bangla
executed
their
captives
of
war,
and
it
is
more
appropriately
written
Goom
Ghar,
which
means
chamber
for
vanishing.
Simply
Gum
Ghar,
which
translates
to
chamber
where
people
were
left
to
die!
The
entire
structure
appeared
to
be
composed
of
terracotta
and
red
clay
fire-bricks.
Inside,
we
also
discovered
some
ancient
weaponry
that
had
been
preserved.
A
spooky
harbinger
of
the
Middle
Ages.
Definitely
worth
a
visit
if
youre
going
that
side.
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