Lalon Shah Mazar

Lalon Shah Mazar

mausoleum of the most important Bengali songwriter and philosopher
Lalon Shah Mazar - mausoleum of the most important Bengali songwriter and philosopher

Location: 

ছেউড়িয়া, কুষ্টিয়া, Bangladesh

Duration: 

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Lalon Shah: 18th century Bengali songwriter and philosopher, ideologist
  2. Lalon Shah Mazar: official mausoleum in Bangladeshinfo-icon, a cultural attraction
  3. Works: he composed 1,000 to 10,000 songs but there is no written copy!
  4. Philosophy: he fought against religions, nations, caste systems and racism
  5. Experience: at his mausoleum, many poor artists are playing his songs

Image sources

  1. Large image of Lalon Shah
  2. Decendent of Lalon Shah?
  3. Lalon Shah' Mausoleum
  4. Musicians playing his songs
  5. Lalon Shah Artwork

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