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After taking over the kingdom of Kamatapur, the sultan declared to
commission a mosque in Panbari to celebrate the victory and to offer
prayers. Another story says that the mosque was built in 1662 when
Mir Jumla, a powerful subedar of Bengal, under the Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb, invaded Assam.
Adjacent to the mosque there is also an "Idgah" and a deep well,
which were also probably constructed during the same period. The
mosque has a vast paved courtyard and one minaret,[6] which were
constructed later. About 150 people can pray inside the mosque at a
time.
During the annual Islamic
festivals like Eid ul-Fitr
and Eid ul-Adha, this
mosque wears a special look. Thousands of people from different
parts of the country visit the mosque. Not only the people from
India but also from England and Japan visit this place. Normally
hundreads of people gather here for the weekly Friday noon Jumu'ah
prayers, besides other regular prayers.
Getting There
As the mosque is standing on the
national highway 31, regular bus services are available from Guwahati,
Dhubri and Cooch Behar. The nearest railway station is Fakiragram (30 km)
and the nearest airport is the Guwahati
Airport (200 km). The mosque is also not far away from the mighty
Brahmaputra (8 km).
Dhubri is well connected by
road, railways and air to the rest of the country. Both Government & Private
Transports are available from Guwahati to Dhubri. One can board a bus at
Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT), Betkuchi, Guwahati. Private Buses are
available for day and night service. It takes about 5 to 6 hours from
Guwahati to Dhubri.
Dhubri is the terminal railway
station on the Fakiragram-Dhubri branch line. It also links to the New Cooch
Behar-Golokganj branch line.
Nearest airport to Dhubri is
Rupsi Airport, located
around 15 km away from Dhubri. The airport currently not provided any
scheduled flight. Guwahati
Airport is the nearest operational airport from Dhubri which is located
250 km away.
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