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{{Infobox building<br />
|name = Matiabag Rajbari<br />
|image =Matiabag Palace or Gauripur Rajbari.jpg<br />
|caption = Matiabag Palace or Gauripur Rajbari located at the bank of river Gadadhar was the residence of Folk queen of Goalporia Lokageet Pratima Baruah Pandey<br />
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|coordinates = {{coord|26.5|N|89.58|E|region:IN-AS|display=inline}}<br />
|location = [[Gauripur, India|Gauripur]]<br />[[Assam]]<br />[[India]]<br />
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|client = Royal family of Gauripur <br />
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'''Matiabag Rajbari''' or '''Matiabag Palace''' is in [[Gauripur, India|Gauripur]] in [[Dhubri]] district of [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Prakash|first1=Ved|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India, Volume 2|year=2007|isbn=9788126907045|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWL1pa8TUFYC&q=Matiabag+Palace&pg=PA1012|accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref> It is a beautiful palace at Matiabag hill and on bank of the Godadhar river. Because of this it is called Matiabag Rajbari. It was used as Hawakhana by the Royal family of Gauripur. It was used as residence by famous pre-independence era actor and director (''Devdas'' movie famed) late [[Pramathesh Chandra Barua]].<br />
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==History==<br />
As per people's belief, once Raja [[Pratap Chandra Barua]] (the then ruler of Gauripur) was hunting in the forest and saw a frog which was eating a snake. He was surprised to see this unnatural thing. Being a very strong devotee of Goddess Mahamaya, he believed that it was a message for him from Mahamaya. Afterward, he constructed a temple for Goddess [[Mahamaya Dham|Mahamaya]] and named the place as [[Gauripur, India|Gauripur]] after the alias "Gauri" of Mahamaya.<ref>[[Gauripur, India|English Wikipedia]]</ref><ref>[http://figshare.com/articles/Contribution_of_Gauripur_zamindar_Raja_Prabhat_Chandra_Barua_A_historical_analysis Contribution of Gauripur zamindar]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Driving distance from Dhubri to Gauripur is 9&nbsp;km and from Guwahati to Gauripur is 261&nbsp;km. The nearest railway station is at Dhubri. Well-connected airports are at [[Guwahati]] (261&nbsp;km) and [[Bagdogra]] (226&nbsp;km).<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Royal residences in India]]<br />
[[Category:Palaces in Assam]]<br />
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