A ten-domed Sultanate mosque of 1523–24, covered in terracotta, by a large tank 40 km south-east of Rajshahi.
Bagha Mosque was built in 930 AH (1523–24) under Sultan Nusrat Shah of the Husain Shahi dynasty. Its ten domes fell in the earthquake of 1897 and were rebuilt the same year.
It is a fine example of Bengal Sultanate building in brick and stone: ten domes, four corner towers, five entrances, and terracotta decoration inside and out. It stands beside a large tank fringed with coconut palms, which fills with migratory birds in winter, and near the tomb of the saint Shah Daula.
Every year a three-day fair, the Baghar Mela, is held here from Eid-ul-Fitr, a tradition said to be some 500 years old. The mosque is still used for prayer.
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