Cumilla

Rasmalai and khadi

The Shalban Vihara at Mainamati is a relic of ancient Buddhist civilisation. Famous for rasmalai, khadi cloth and the WWII war cemetery.

Places to visit

• Shalban Vihara — The ruins of an 8th-century Buddhist monastery at Mainamati.
• Mainamati Museum — A museum of finds from Shalban Vihara.
• Mainamati War Cemetery — A cemetery for soldiers killed in World War II.
• Dharmasagar — A vast old lake in the middle of town.
• BARD, Kotbari — The leafy campus and hill paths of the rural development academy.

Famous food

• Cumilla rasmalai — Small sweets in thick reduced milk — the first thing Cumilla brings to mind.