Manikganj, Dhaka
An old zamindar house near the Jamuna at Aricha, with a tall nine-spired temple, linked to the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam through his wife Pramila Devi.
Teota was the seat of a zamindar family whose house, temples and ponds still stand in the village near the Jamuna. The most striking building is the Nabaratna temple, a tall temple with nine spires, a style found in only a few places in Bangladesh.
Teota is also remembered as the ancestral home of Pramila Devi, the wife of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, and the poet is said to have visited the village. Local people point out the places linked to the couple.
The buildings are old and partly in ruins, but the quiet setting by the river, with the temple rising over the trees, makes it a rewarding stop on the way to or from Aricha.
Take a morning bus from Dhaka or Manikganj town to Aricha.
See the Nabaratna temple, the old house and the ponds.
Rice and fried river fish at Aricha.
Watch the river traffic in the afternoon light, then head back.
November to February, when the weather is dry and pleasant.
In Teota village, Shivalaya upazila, close to Aricha. Take a bus from Manikganj town towards Aricha (about 1 hour), then a battery auto-rickshaw or rickshaw to Teota.
