Ballal Bati — Attraction in West Bengal

The site is newly excavated somewhere around 2005 (unconfirmed) and is remains of Ballal Sen's palace. This alongwith Jahajghata and Baishgazi (22 yards) wall are all places of historic interest which are located nearby. The basic problem here is, there are no guides, no officials in the area who can throw light upon the monument. Infact, the boards hosted at the site are completely washed away and are totally unreadable. One of the main reason for Gour not being a hot tourist spot despite being in the similar status of Murshidabad, Bishnupur etc, is lack / non availability of information at the site. There are no persons / officials available near the sites to explain the importance, historic relevancy to the visitors, barring a couple. Authorities should look into this aspect to attract more...

A walk of about 5 minutes through the mango orchards will take you to Ballal Bati, the excavation site. The site revealed dome like structures which look like Buddhist Stupas.A further walk will take to an ancient falling wall which gives the impression that this might have been the Durbar of the King. Excavations to this site are still being carried on. Excavations did reveal the foundations of a large building, but I have doubts about this being the site of a palace. For starters, isn’t this kind of small to be a king’s palace? Then there are the weird pillar-like things. Why do all of them have a hole in the middle? Another theory is that these are the remains of a Buddhist “Vihara” or monastery, which I feel is much...

Ballal Baati, One of the most recent excavations in Gauda is this one. Ballal Bati was first discovered in 2003, and there is currently little written about it. The inhabitants of the area referred to a sizable mound as Ballal Bati. The palace of Ballal Sena (or Ballal Sen) of the Sena dynasty was said to have been located beneath the mound. The remains of a sizable structure were found during excavations, although I don't think this was a palace. First off, isn't this a little cramped for a king's palace? The strange pillar-like objects come next. Why do they all have a gap in the centre? Another hypothesis is that they are the ruins of a...