Debalgarh

Debalgarh is an archaeological site located at Debagram Anulia village in Nadia district of West Bengal, India. Post-Gupta, Pala, Sena and Sultanate period artefacts have been recovered from the archaeological site, which representing an estimated 1500 years of history of the settlement. Debalgarh is believed to have been a trading center during the Sena period; Artistic excellence is observed in the pottery of this period. The archaeological site is spread over an area of 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi); the roughly square archeological site is both about 1 km long in length and width. The remains of a wide wall built of mud and bricks, which was 15 feet to 20 feet wide, are observed around this mean. On the outer side of the wall was a moat 40–50 meters wide and 8–10 feet deep, much of which has now disappeared. Excavation work has not been conducted by any government agency here. However, black-red pottery, Jol pradīpa (A type of lamp), Buddhist and Vishnu idols have been discovered from the archaeological site.