Local zamindar Gurucharan Chakrabarty constructed this brick temple complex around 1898 in memory of his mother. The main conical shikhara rises nearly twenty metres above the surrounding flat farmland, displaying ornamental floral brick mouldings and arched recesses. Smaller Shiva shrines stand around the perimeter of the courtyard alongside an old bathing tank. The peaceful village surroundings remain undisturbed by mass tourism.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; easy-bike from Shariatpur town roughly ৳30 each way
How to get to Rudrakar Shiva Math
In Rudrakar village, about 6 km south-east of Shariatpur Sadar on the Bhedarganj road. An easy-bike or auto-rickshaw takes about 15 minutes from town.
Shariatpur town is about 72 km from Dhaka, around 2 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Shariatpur guide.
More to see in Shariatpur
Photo: Jubair Bin Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Padma Bridge Jazira Viewpoint পদ্মা সেতু জাজিরা প্রান্ত
The southern landing point of Bangladesh's massive road-rail bridge, offering sweeping vistas across the Padma.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free to view from riverbank embankments; bus fare from Shariatpur town about ৳60–80
Fatehjangpur Fort ফতেহজংপুর দুর্গ
The historic sixteenth-century battlefield where Mughal general Raja Man Singh defeated the Baro-Bhuiyan ruler Raja Kedar Roy.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; auto-rickshaw from Shariatpur town about ৳70–100 each way
Dhanuka Manasa Bari ধানুকা মনসা বাড়ি
A six-century-old temple complex and residential estate dedicated to the serpent goddess Manasa in Shariatpur town.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; cycle rickshaw from town centre about ৳20