Sholakia (Bengali: শোলাকিয়া) is a locality near Kishoreganj town in Bangladesh. It is famous for its Eidgah where the largest congregation of Eid prayer in Bangladesh is held on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, the day of celebration after the Ramadan, the month of fasting.[1] 400,000 people join the prayer on every Eid.[2] The Eidgah, on the bank of river Narosunda is reported to be 7 acres (2.8 ha) in size, accommodating 250 rows or about 150,000 of participants for every congregation.[2] An equal number of participants take part in the prayer using the fields, roads and courtyards around the Eidgah.[2]
A small number of elites make use of the two-storied mimbar (prayer hall with towers for adhan) nearby, which can accommodate about 500 people.[2] The prayer on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha, the festival of qurbani or sacrifice, is also comparably large.[3] The regular population of Sholakia is 1,026, consisting 180 households.[4]
- ^ Ahmed, Shabbir; Ali, Syed Ashraf (2012). "Eid-ul Fitr". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d Moklesur Rahman, Liton (28 October 2006). "Sholakia Eidgah". Star Insight. Daily Star. pp. Cover page. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ The New Age Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 2007-01-04, Retrieved: 22 August 2007
- ^ "Austragram Census Results at a glance" (PDF). Census. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
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