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English: THIS BANDH IS AMONG THE 7 HISTORICAL BANDH (LAL, KALINDI, JAMUNA, SAM, GATAT, KRISHNA, POKA) OR EARTHEN DAMS CONSTRUCTED BY MALLA KINGS Lal-Bandh is one of the seven bandhs, or tanks, built by the Malla Rulers to confine their Fort from any alien attack. These tanks or Bandhs were primarily built as a permanent solution to the scarcity of Water in the kingdom, apart from intensifying the security of the fortress. Lal-Bandh is the most famous among these all. One of the major reasons being an abundance of temples situated along the southern bank of the tank. ‘Lal-Bandh’ derived its name from and after the death of Lal-Bai, after she committed suicide, by entering the tank LOCALS BELIEVED SHE WAS KILLED BY TYING HER AND HER BABY ON A BOAT LADEN WITH STONES BY THE ARMY AND SUBJECTS OF MALLA DYNASTY. THERE IS ANOTHER LEGEND THAT WHENEVER SOME ONE GOES NEAR LALBANDH ON A NEW MOON LIGHT SOUND OF A LADY CRYING FOR HELP IS HEARD, THIS IS ALSO CONSIDERED HAUNTED IN BISHNUPUR AND BANKURA REGION. Till date the Lal-Bandh has a statement to establish the grandeur and prosperity it had witnessed during the glorious rule of the Mallas.
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