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Intro
Natural Beauty is not the last word for Bangladesh as it is full of various sites which have enriched the land and also attract tourist who come from different corners of the world to look at the ancient archeological sites and various religious establishments.

Architectural Value
Bangladesh is land of many archaeological sites. The main three are situated in Paharpur, Mahastangarh and Mainamati. Paharpur is situated in Naogao district, five Km to the west of Jamalganj railway station. Mahasthangarh is in the district of Bogra and is situated on the west bank of the Karato river and Mainamati is an exclusive site of ancient military during the second World War (1939-1945) in the course of trench digging at Mainamati, nine Km west of Comilla. Numerous terracotta plaques have been found in the parharpur, Mahastangarh and Mainamati sites. These plaques decorate the faces of the wall and are incredibly charming and beautiful. Every year tourists from home and abroad visit these sites.

Among the various archaeological sites and monuments the Buddhist relics are very significant and include Paharpur, the largest Buddhist Monastery south of the Himalayas, Mahasthangarh, the oldest archaeological site, Mainamati, the seat of lost dynasties         (Buddhist) etc.

Buddhism received royal patronage in Bengal from such important ruling dynasties as the great rulers Pala rulers, the Khadgas, the Chandras, the Deva kings and the minor ruling chiefs of Pattikera. It is interesting to mention that under the evangelistic Pala and Chandra kings, the masses in the countryside embraced a complex polytheistic kind Buddhism, transforming it radically into new Tantric Cult, which exercised a much more forceful appeal to the masses.