Online information about Malda district of West Bengal

Malda is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations of West Bengal. The town Malda with its entire sheen shows the beauty of Bengal as nestled at the convergence of Mahananda and Kalindri River.

Malda was initially known as English Bazaar and it got its name from the English factory, which was built here in 1771. Malda is the major halt for observing Gaur and Pandua. Gaur which is the capital to three dynasties of ancient Bengal, those are the Buddhist Palas, the Hindu Senas and and the Muslim Nawabs - has seen three distinct region of glory and has a chief share in the history of India. Pandua is famous for keeping the third largest concentration of Muslim monuments in Bengal.

Gaur is located at about 12 km south of Malda, towards right on the Indo-Bangladesh border. The gigantic remnants of 14th and 15th century Bengal, are the Bara Sona Mosque, Dakhil Darwajah (built in 1425), Qadam Rasul Mosque, Lattan Mosque and the ruins of the extensive fortification. The most interesting thing are the colourful enamelled tiles on the Gomti Gate and Firoz Minar, which can be easily seen by tourists.

Pandua is situated at about 18 km north of Malda. Adina Mosque is one of the most famous places for the tourist which is located at 2 km towards north of the village Pandua. Sikander Shah established it in 1369 and the mosque represents the achievement of Muslim rulers. Tourist can also able to see the Eklakhi mausoleum (founded at a princely cost of one lakh rupees) and several smaller mosques here.

The tourism industry in Malda raises pointing the conventional bequest on Malda. The relics of the ancient buildings and most of the historical sites consists the important places of tourist in Malda.

Two villages Gaur and Pandua are the heart of the tourism sector developed in Malda. From which Gaur is an important place in the history of Malda. The tourism in Gaur has improved round the mosques built during the Muslim regime in Malda. The most interesting thing to observe are Bara sona Mosque, Dakhil Darwaja, Qadam Rasul Mosque, Lattan Mosque and the ruins of the extensive fortification. Tourist can observe the artistic fabrication on the walls of the mosques which is the representation of the Muslim`s traditional art.

Pandua is another dedication of the tourism in Malda. Pandua is the place of enormous archaeological figures and the impressive Muslim architecture. The Adina Masjid is the largest mosque built in India. The important feature of the Adina mosque is that it is established over a Hindu temple consisting 378 small domes. The quality structure of the Adina Masjid shows the equal importance of the Hindus and Muslim in Malda. The Eklakhi mausoleum and the other smaller mosque are some of the important tourist interests in Malda.