Bangladesh: Kanaipur Zamindar Bari Mansion

Here’s another mansion built centuries ago by a wealthy local merchant – Kanaipur Zamindar located in Kanaipur village not far from Faridpur on the banks of the Kumar River. Built approximately 200 years ago by the Shikdar clan, a prominent zamindar (landlord) family of Faridpur, the mansion is now mostly abandoned and overgrown by encroaching jungle, but once featured colonial and traditional Bangladeshi architectural elements like intricate woodwork, decorative plasterwork, and spacious verandas. Now it’s a functioning Hindu Durga temple on the grounds and we even got to see a festival celebration.