Mound of Dam Dam Peer

Mound of Dam Dam Peer (Bengali: দমদম পীরের ঢিবি) is an ancient archaeological heritage at Manirampur Upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

It is located at the village Sonargram of Bhojgati Union in Manirampur Upazila[1] of Jessore District.

Once the mound was thought to be the evidence of the period of the Sena dynasty or Sultans.

The archaeologists and the local people think that the Mound of Dam Dam Peer is an evidence of an ancient civilisation which is eighteen hundred years older.

Small Buddhist statue made of stone, eighteen rooms, terracotta plaques and lotus, snake-headed terracotta pots, metal rings, bangles, pots, pans etc.

Once the local people used to come here to pray for curing from different kinds of diseases and wished to offer money, hens, goats etc.

After curing from diseases they used to slaughter the offered animals and perform religious conducts here.

Seeing the snake-headed terracotta pots, it is thought that the worship of Panchanag or Saptanag were performed here which is related to the Jain religion.

Pots used to come here floating along the water, someone used to call from here at night, slaughtering of human beings etc.

Such as, there were some trees inside the water of the tank which were usable for curing from all kinds of diseases.

There is a hearsay that the trees were planted eighteen hundred years ago.

The main attraction of the tank is the alive flower trees inside the water which remain like dead six months of a year and after six months become alive when tender leaves and flowers are seen on the trees.

Such kind of beautiful flowers with sweet smell can not be found anywhere of the country.

Relics of the Mound of Dam Dam Peer
Snake-headed Terracotta pots