Raja Manohar Roy erected this distinctive at-chala brick shrine in 1696 beside his ancestral estate south of Jashore town. The facade carries detailed terracotta panels depicting mythological battle scenes, floral vine motifs, and musicians in traditional attire. While the adjacent palace buildings have disappeared, the Shiva shrine remains protected by the Department of Archaeology. It sits quietly within a village lane just off the highway, with small residential gardens bordering the brick plinth.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from town centre about ৳30–40
How to get to Chachra Shiva Temple
About 3 km south of Jashore town centre along the Benapole road. An easy-bike or rickshaw from Doratana takes 10 to 15 minutes.
Jashore town is about 180 km from Dhaka, around 4 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Jashore guide.
More to see in Jashore
Godkhali Flower Market গদখালী ফুলের বাজার
The wholesale flower hub of Bangladesh, where vast morning auctions trade roses, gerberas, and tuberose cut from surrounding village fields.
- Best time
- December to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free to visit; shared auto-rickshaw from Jashore about ৳40–50 each way
Photo: Tahsina Ayonee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Michael Madhusudan Memorial মাইকেল মধুসূদন স্মৃতিবাড়ি
The 19th-century riverside homestead of epic poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt, conserved with family artefacts beside the Kopotakkho River.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20–30 for Bangladeshis, more for foreign visitors; bus from Jashore about ৳60–80 each way
Photo: Prasun.kp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mirzanagar Hammamkhana মির্জানগর হাম্মামখানা
A 17th-century Mughal brick bathhouse with subterranean water channels and three domed chambers near the confluence of the Kopotakkho River.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus from Jashore to Keshabpur roughly ৳50; easy-bike about ৳30
Photo: Reaid Hossain, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jashore Junction Railway Station যশোর জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
A major railway junction established in 1884, now receiving direct express trains from Dhaka across the newly connected Padma Bridge line.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Platform ticket roughly ৳10; rickshaw from town centre about ৳25–30