Ramkeli
রামকেলি
A sacred village where the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu once stayed, home to the Madanmohan Temple and a sacred footprint; its summer gathering draws large numbers of Vaishnava devotees each year.
Ramkeli is a village north of the Gaur ruins. Legend says that the 16th-century Vaishnava master Chaitanya stayed here and, beneath two tamarind trees, converted the brothers Rupa and Sanatana, who later became great scholars. The Madanmohan Temple in the village enshrines an image and preserves a footprint of Chaitanya. Each year in the Bengali month of Jyaistha (around June), the Ramkeli gathering lasts several days, with religious song and dance and folk markets, drawing huge crowds. It is quiet on ordinary days and can be visited together with the Great Golden Mosque.
Opening hours
About 06:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Baro Sona Masjid
- Dakhil Darwaza
- Firoz Minar
- Qadam Rasul Mosque
- Chamkati Masjid
- Gumti Darwaza
- Lattan Mosque
- Tantipara Mosque