page_title: Culture of Bankura district
section_title: Fort and Rasmancha
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Bankura district / Fort and Rasmancha
caption_attribution_description: English: Rasmancha (c. 1600), a platform for Vaishanva Ras Yatra festival. Bishnupur, Bankura dist., West Bengal, India. বাংলা: রাসমঞ্চ (১৬০০ খ্রি.), বৈষ্ণব রাসযাত্রা উৎসবের স্থান। বিষ্ণুপুর, বাঁকুড়া জেলা, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত।
context_page_description: Culture of Bankura district refers to the culture of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
context_section_description: The fort has a high earthen wall and a moat around it. The approach is through the Pathar Darja, a large laterite gateway with arrow slits. In the western part of the fort is a building with four solid walls and no entrance except from top. It has no roof. It is believed to have been a dungeon where criminals were thrown in. There are a number of cannons, including the famous Dalmardan (commonly pronounced Dalmadal).
  The Rasmancha consists of a square chamber surrounded on each side by three galleries with ten, eight and five arched openings respectively, covered by a pyramidal roof. It was earlier used for putting up idols during the Ras festival.
caption: Rasmancha
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