Matiabag Palace also known as Matiabag Rajbari is located in Gauripur in the Dhubri District of Assam. This beautiful palace is situated on the Matiabag Hill and on the banks of the Godadhar River. Earlier, it was used as the Hawakhana by the royal family of Gauripur. Matiabag Palace has also been used as residence by the famous actor and director of pre-independence era Pramathesh Chandra Barua. It was also the residence of Padma Shri late Pratima Barua Pandey, Goalpariya Lokgeet singer (folk singer) and Parboti Barua, the Elephant Queen (Hasti Kanya). Matiabag Palace is built with excellent structure and architecture.
History of Matiabag Palace
According to the locals, Raja Pratap Chandra Baruah went for hunting in the forest and he saw a frog eating a snake. At first it was unbelievable to him, but later he understood that since he is a devotee of Goddess Mahamaya, she has sent a message to him through this scenario. Then he constructed a temple dedicating to Goddess Mahamaya and named the place Gauripur as Gauri is another name of Mahamaya. He also shifted his capital of Zamindari from Rangamati to Gauripur. After moving to Gauripur they built the Matiabag Rajbari Palace as the permanent residence for the family.
Visiting Information to Matiabag Palace
Matiabag Palace can be reached from both Dhubri and Guwahati. Gauripur is 9 km from Dhubri and 261 km from Guwahati. Dhubri Railway Station is the nearest to reach Gauripur. Nearest airports for this place are Guwahati and Bagdogra (226 km). National Highway 34 connects Dhubri District to other major cities of India.
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