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Gor-E-Shahid Baro Maidan ( bn, গোর-এ-শহীদ ঈদগাহ ময়দান) is a
A wide minaret with 52 domes was constructed at a cost of Tk 38 million. Eidgah Minar's main dome (Mehrab), includes 32 arches and is about high and wide. Electric lamps were connected to each dome. The Eidgah Minar was constructed entirely of ceramic.
A road was made for devotees on both sides of the field. According to the district administration, the Eidgah has an area of about 22 acres.
Gor-E-Shahid Baro Maidan ( bn, গোর-এ-শহীদ ঈদগাহ ময়দান) is a Eidgah
Eidgah or Idgah, also Eid Gah or Id Gah ( fa, "site of Eid bservances; bn, ঈদগাহ; pnb, ; ur, ; hi, ईदगाह) is a term used in South Asian Islamic culture for the open-air enclosure usually outside the city (or at th ...
located in Dinajpur
Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is bound ...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It is the largest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. The number of devotees increased following the construction of a wide minaret with 52 domes.
History
In 2017, duringEid ul Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's comm ...
, this Eidgah hosted the largest jamaat in Bangladesh. In 2019, Gor-E-Shahid Baro Maidan hosted the 5th Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr (; ar, عيد الفطر, Eid al-Fiṭr, Holiday of Breaking the Fast, ) is the earlier of the two official Islamic holidays, holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Adha). The religious holiday is celebrated by Musli ...
congregation at 8:45 am, for 600,000 devotees. Over 500 policemen, in addition to members of other law enforcement agencies, were deployed in and around the Eidgah to ensure security. The 6th Eid-ul-Azha congregation was at Gor-E-Shahid Baro Maidan in 2019, one of the largest Eid congregations in the country, taking place at 8:30 am with the participation of around 4 lakh devotees.
Architecture
A wide minaret with 52 domes was constructed at a cost of Tk 38 million. Eidgah Minar's main dome (Mehrab), includes 32 arches and is about high and wide. Electric lamps were connected to each dome. The Eidgah Minar was constructed entirely of ceramic.
A road was made for devotees on both sides of the field. According to the district administration, the Eidgah has an area of about 22 acres.
References
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