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Short Description of Antiques

Places of interest:

Dalal Bazar Zamindar Bari, Sahapur Neel Kuthi Bari, Sahapur Saheb Bari, khoasagar Dighi, Idara Dighi, Kamala Sundari Dighi, Srirampur Raj Bari (Ramganj)

Mosques and dargahs:

Tita Khan Jame Mosque, Mita Khan Mosque, Majupur Matka Mosque, Madhubanu Mosque, Dayem Shah Mosque, Abdullahpur Jame Mosque, Jeviner Mosque in Keroa village of Raipur, Shampur Dayra Sharif, Kachua Dargah, Harishchar Dargah, Kanchanpur Dargah, Bara Mosque.

Upasanalayah

Srigobinda Mahaprabhu Jiu Akhra, Dalal Bazar Math, Ram Gati Rani Bhabani Kamda Math

Pottery of Laxmipur

The pottery of Bengal is a part of the cottage industry. At one time Bangladesh was proud of this industry. The demand for earthenware for household started from the earliest days of settlement in Lakshmipur land. Gradually potters came and settled down. As a result, pottery houses can be seen in every upazila of the district. The potters make pottery, mitki, kalas, vessels, boiyams, cobbler lamps, fire pans, etc., from a few men, and make colorful earthen toys for the fair. The women of the house are also pottery workers. They used to make pottery as well as paint different designs. The touch of colors of different designs of potters in the middle of the earthenware material makes our mind enchanted.

Description of pottery in Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur Sadar:

Gopi Krishna Pal of Majupur village in Laxmipur municipal area has been involved in pottery work since 1983. With clay he made dolls and various toys such as cows, horses, pots, roosters, ducks, banks, tigers, pheasants, sparrows, tuntuni birds, elephants, etc. He made a living by selling these in shops and fairs. The late Romni Pal of Palkandi in Majupur and her nephew have been engaged in pottery work as a family for a long time. Pottery work is still going on in Palakandi. Pottery has been made in Uttar Banchanagar Kumor Bari, Gangapur Palbari and Dharmapur Kumor Bari for hundreds of years. Pottery is made in 10/15 houses in Dharmapur of Bhabaniganj. 1 house in Radhapur village 4/5 families, 1 house on the east bank of Kholasagar Dighi in Dalalbazar 2/3 families, 4/5 houses in Majupur village, 1 house in Choupalli village 4/5 families, 2 houses in Hamchhadi 10/15 families make earthenware .

Ramganj:

Many families are deeply involved in pottery in that house in a village called Shairshai, two and a half to three miles down the Khalifa Gate. The people of Kumar's house make and paint idols, toys, pots and pans and sell them in markets, fairs and houses. The late Boba Helal Nandi and his son Narayan Nandi are famous as artisans of making clay idols.

Raipur:

Ramakrishna Pal, Archana Pal, Mohan Banshi Pal, Mina Pal, Shamitma Pal of Raipur Bazar have kept the reputation of the former men intact by making flowers, birds, fruits, animals and masks with household items.

Ramgatih

Chandra Mohan Pal of Karunanagar in Ramgati used to work in pottery from the east. At present, if the family is highly educated and chooses another profession, the earth work stops. At present pottery comes here from different parts of the country, such as Barisal, Patuakhali, Dhaka's Rayer Bazar, Savar, Tangail etc.

Idol maker

The Hindu community makes idols out of clay and worships them. Therefore, the contribution of pottery in making idols is undeniable and it has been gaining acceptance from the Hindu community for ages. In Laxmipur some artisans of Durga idol come from Dharmapur and all other artisans come from Faridpur district. Craftsmen of Lakshmi and Swaraswati idols come from Dharmapur, Hamchadi and Ramganj.

Used soil source

Some part of this soil comes from Ramganj. The rest of the soil was purchased from the land in front of the Popular Biscuit Factory adjacent to Zamindar Hat in Noakhali district. Because this soil is not available in this region, it requires sticky soil which is known as virgin soil. The soil here is usually sandy soil.

Ceramics Information Figure:

 

Capital (monthly)

 

Workers

sell monthly

12-15 thousand Tk

 

4/5/6 people

below 8/10 thousand Tk