Gumghar

It was probably the water tank of the Royal family n from it water was supplied to meet their daily need. There is a rumour that the then Mallya Kings used this structure to punish people by throwing them down into the pit of it ,but it's a pure rumour.(goom=to vanish/eliminate sb).Goomghar/Goomgar is a structure of a perfect square having 4 high walls of equal height joined together to make a high building without a roof.There is an inbuilt stair engraved in the inner walls of it... It's installed on a high ground. Now it stands alone bearing the proof of excellence n mystery of the water_supply system of the Mallya Dynasty.

This place has nothing to see,apart from the fortified high walls of an enclosure where allegedly,all enemies of the state were kept till they died of thirst and hunger.

Local folklore say,how people who were against the Malla kings were thrown into the small enclosure with high walls till they died. It was a kind of slow and painful execution,and hence the name.

The correct name of the place is Gum Ghar,and NOT Gum Garh. Garh in bengali means castle. This isn't a castle of any sorts,but just a small enclosure. Secondly it wasn't ever called Execution site. Just Gum Ghar,meaning room where people were left to die ! Eerie reminder of medieval times.

A lot to know about Bishnupur. One of them is Gumghar, actually its name has been changed due to some unwanted reasons. It was a water reservoir.

These used to be a confinement chamber for convicts during the Malla dynasty. One cannot enter it as it does not have any doors or windows. There used to be a hole on top through which a convict was tied up & lowered down to be left to demise

Gumghar was used by King in seventh century to kept persons .. you can see on the way to lalji temple..

It's basically an ancient jail to keep the prisoners.
This Gumghar was made of laterite soil and expressed as historical culture of ancient prisoners.
Sorry to say due to unhealthy behavior of govt, we can see this historical rich cultured building will be broken and engulfed by today's world.

Gum Ghar, not Gum Garh, is the true name for the location. Garh is a Bengali word that signifies castle. This isnt a castle in the traditional sense, but rather a modest enclosure. This is where the Malla Rulers of Rarh Bangla executed their captives of war, and it is more appropriately written Goom Ghar, which means chamber for vanishing. Simply Gum Ghar, which translates to chamber where people were left to die! The entire structure appeared to be composed of terracotta and red clay fire-bricks. Inside, we also discovered some ancient weaponry that had been preserved. A spooky harbinger of the Middle Ages. Definitely worth a visit if youre going that side.

People who were against the Malla kings were thrown into the small enclosure with high walls till they died. The structure is still as mysterious as it was in its glorious years. We can see the ruins of the Mahaprabhu temple near the main road, in terms of style it is similar to Keshtorai temple but largely in a dilapidated state. A few hundred meters ahead we see a mysterious square terracotta structure. It is known as Gumghar, perhaps the torture chamber for the criminals built during the Malla era.