Sirajganj: A day at Tarash Bazar

Roshik Ray Moth(রসিক রায় মঠ):

Basically I went to Tarash(তাড়াশ) to observe the Doi mela(দই মেলা). After finishing the task, I have decided to explore the proximity area. First thing that caught on my attention was the Roshik Ray Moth(রসিক রায় মঠ), an old dilapidated edifice. It is just beside the Mela premise.

Radha gobindo Mondir(রাধা গোবিন্দ মন্দির)

Shoroshwati, the goddess of wisdom and education(বিদ্যা দেবী সরস্বতীর পূজা)

Radha Gobinda Temple(রাধা গোবিন্দ মন্দির):

This temple is at the center of the Tarash bazaar(তাড়াশ বাজার). It was the day of Saraswati Puja(সরস্বতী পূজা) and female were gathered there to vow before the goddess for favor and blessings.

Radha Gobindo Mondir(রাধা গোবিন্দ মন্দির)

Behular Kua(বেহুলার কুয়া):

There is a well available at Binsara Bazar(বিনসাড়া বাজার) which people believed as the well of Behula(বেহুলার কুয়া). The well is located just beside the Binsara(বিনসাড়া) Primary School field. At the bottom of the well, you'll find four small wells. I have never seen such well before. Unfortunately people has dumped crumbs inside that. It is a 40 taka ride for two person from tarash Bazar(তাড়াশ বাজার) using motorbike and takes around 15 minutes.

Behular Kua(বেহুলার কুয়া)

Behular Nouka:(বেহুলার নৌকা)

Other side of the school, you'll find an open field at where the boat of Behula(বেহুলার নৌকা) was floundered. There is nothing left, but people made a sign of boat using the broken bricks to depict the original scenario.

Behular Nouka(বেহুলার নৌকা)

If you want to know how to go to Tarash Bazar(তাড়াশ বাজার), check the bottom of the article from Tarash Doi Mela.

Papaya Flower (পেপে ফুল) - Carica papaya

The delicious fruit Papaya belongs to the plant family Brassicales and the botanical name is Carica papaya. In our country Bangladesh we call this Pepe (পেপে). It is believed that this fruit was first brought by the Portuguese merchants in this Indian subcontinent.





Papaya plant is a single stem plant and the leafs are spirally arranged around the stem. Leafs are having a large tubular trunk and the size of the leaf is very large with complex arrangement at the border. The whole plant, including fruits and flowers produce white sap which can cause inflammation for skin to some people.





Pepe flowers are having both male and female flowers in separate trees. Male flowers are having five petals and a bit waxy. Male flower appears as a cluster from the axil of the leaf. Female flowers are slightly larger and occurs singly. These creamy green colored flowers are having five petals.





Papaya is a delicious fruit when ripen. Also it is using as vegetable when green. This interesting fruit can be eaten without any processing during ripe or green. Fruits are having empty space inside where lot of black seeds reside.

Female papaya flower.

Photos of the male papaya flower of this article were taken from St martin's island of Bangladesh, during my tour at January 2012. And the female flowers were taken from Dhaka during October 2014.