Essay on My Visit to a Place of Historical Interest

Essay on My Visit to a Place of Historical Interest

Traveling is an important part of education. In the stress and strain of our daily life we become weary. We become impatient to get relieved and relaxed. By travelling we seek refuge from the monotony of life. I am a student of a reputed college where strict discipline is maintained. We enjoy less number of holidays than other institutions. As a result, I along with my friends was waiting for a vacation. We took decision that we would go on a tour to a place of historical interest. At last the long cherished vacation came and we went to visit the Shat Gombuj Mosque and the mausoleum of Khan Jahan Ali at Bagerhat.

We got on the the 'Simanta Express' from Kamlapur Railway Station at around 7.15 pm. The train started to roll after five minutes. For some time we were talking on various subjects. Then I fell asleep. I awoke once on my way to Khulna. It is almost 9 am next morning when we reached Khulna Railway Station. We went to the Parjatan Motel, had our bath and breakfast and took some rest. We left motel right at 11 am and crossed Rupsha Ferry Ghat. Then we got on the bus bound for Bagerhat. After an hour and half, we reached our desired place.

The Mazar of Khan Jahan Ali is a fine one storied building. It has a beautiful dome. Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali was buried there. The tomb was made of cut out stones. It cannot be accurately said where from these stones were brought. But there is a hearsay that saint Khan Jahan Ali brought these stones from Chittagong by floating on water. On the tomb there are some inscriptions in Arabic. An inscription says that he died on 25th October, 1459. There is also a small mosque nearby. A close associate of Khan Jahan Ali was buried outside the tomb. On the night of the full moon of the month of Chaitra, a big fair is held beside the Mazar. Many people attend the fair.

I also visited the Shatgambuj Mosque. It is the largest brick-built mosque in the country. Unfortunately, it is in dilapidated condition now. The mosque stands on sixty pillars having seventy seven exquisitely curved domes. It is said that Khan Jahan Ali ran his administration from there. The mosque is a great attraction to the tourists and visitors. There is also a big pond near the Shatgambuj Mosque. This pond is called 'Ghoradighi' because it was a race course before its excavation. I visited the dighi and came to know many things about the social work of Khan Jahan Ali.

Bagerhat is undoubtedly a place of historical interest. I spent eight hours there and saw many historical things and enjoyed myself. I left Bagerhat but the memory of Bagerhat is still ever fresh in my mind. History is the evidence of the past. We can know our own past culture and heritage by paying visit to the places of historical interests. This will help increase our knowledge and at the same time remove our monotony resulted from study and give us fresher energy for the further study.