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:: The Shrine
of Hazrat Shah Jalal
Shrine
of Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal is the most historical
interest in Sylhet town.
Today, more than six hundred years after his
death, the shrine is visited by innumerable
devotees of every caste and creed, who make
the journey from far away places. Legend says,
the great saint who came from Delhi to preach
Islam and defeated the then Hindu Raja (king)
Gour Gobinda, transformed the witchcraft followers
of the Raja into catfishes which are still
alive in the tank adjacent to the shrine Swords,
the holy Quran and the robes of the holy saint
are still preserved in the shrine.
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Temple of Sri Chaitannya Dev
About
500 years old famous about 45 km southeast
from Sylhet town. The place is revered from
being the ancestral home of the famous Vaishnava
saint. Yearly fair is organized on the full
moon day of the Bangla month Falgun. Hundreds
and thousands of devotees from home and abroad
attend this colorful fair.
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Shahi Edgah
Three
kilometers to the northeast of the circuit
house, the Shahi Eidgah was built on a hill
by the Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb in the 17th
century. It looks like a grade fort but is
actually meant for Eid congregation-the two
biggest Muslim festivals
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Gour Gobinda Fort
The
Murarichand Government College is situated
in a beautiful surrounding on a hilltop. To
the northwest of the college lie the remains
of King Gour Govinda's Fort.
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