BUDDHIST TEMPLE AT MAHESKHALI ISLAND

Buddhist temple at Maheskhali island

COX'S BAZAR

One of the greatest attraction of Maheskhali is the famous 400 years old Buddhist temple in Rakhaninpara .Location of the Buddist Temple is Boro Rakhain para, Goroghata, Maheshkhali. The Buddhist Temple is located in Boro Rakhain Para, Gorokghata, Maheskhali.There are several buildings inside the monastery premises.There has two pagodas are made from Bronze.Both of them are same in structure. There are total 8 roofs potecting the temple.Daily lots of visitor visit this Temple. This Temple is also used for prayer for the Buddhist habitant of the raikhain tribe too.

ADINATH TEMPLE AT COX'S BAZAR

Adinath Temple

COX'S BAZAR

Adinath Temple is an ancient shiva Temple. Situated on the top of the Mainak Hill on Moheshkhali Island. A Landowner named Nur Mohammad Shikdar donated two hundread acres of land to reconstruct the age-old Adinath Temple. The temple is famous for the annual fair. At the foot of the Mainak Hill, which is held in the month of Phalgun as per the Bengali Calendar, especially during Krishnapakkha. This fair is 13 days away, facing towards the vast sea. thousands of Hindus came here from all over Bangladesh.

Inside Adinath Temple

SONADIA ISLAND AT COX'S BAZAR

Sonadia Island

COX'S BAZAR

Sonadia Island is about 7 km north-west of Cox's Bazar. It is very rich for different kinds of shells. The island is sandy and varity kinds of shells are found on the beach of The western part. And the northern part of the island, there are beds of window pane oysters. Sonadia Island is famous for the industry of dry fish. Fisherman set up temporary camps on the island and Dries Sea fishes during winter season, which they catch from Sea.

Fishermen untangling a net

A child tends to dried fish on Sonadia island

MOHESHKHALI ISLAND AT COX'S BAZAR

Moheshkhali Island

COX'S BAZAR

Moheshkhali is a beautiful island in the Bay of Bengal in the north-western side of Cox’s Bazar. The island is Surrounded with forested hills and some mangrove trees alongside the coastal beach. It's total area is 262 squre kilometers. Through the center of the island and along the eastern coastline rises, a range of low hills, but the coast to the north and west is a low-lying treat, Surrounded by mangrove jungle. There are a Buddhist temple and a shrine of Adinath on the hill. You will find here hilly areas,mangrove forests, salt field etcetera.

Buddist Temple

Adinath Temple

You can go easily to Moheshkhali from Cox's Bazar. You need to take a Rickshaw from cox's Bazar go to Ghat no 6,  From 6no. Ghat you can go to this Island by local motorboat or by speedboat. It takes 1 hour by trawler and 1/2 hour by speedboat.

Moheshkhali island is famous for Buddhist Temple and the ancient Adinath Temple. You can enjoy a full day here if you Settle up to visit Sonadia and some other Islands. In the morning you can your journey for Moheskhali, spend time to visit the places, take lunch there and on return you can visit Sonadia and other nearby Islands. where you can sea the fishing & lifestyle of fishermen. By the afternoon you can come back to Cox's Bazaar.  
Moheshkhali is a wonderful  place for visit. Many tourist come visit Moheshkhali every year.

 Jetty Ghat, Moheshkhali

Moheshkhali Channel