South Bay Wall
Aisles at each end of the mosque are separated into two bays by a brick wall up to the level of the stone columns. These walls suddenly show profuse terracotta ornamentation in a structure that otherwise has no decorative elements. The mihrab in the centre is filled with vegetal ornament with a row of rosettes separating the rectangle at the bottom from the cusped arch above. On either side of this are two columns of terracotta panels each with similar but miniature arches. A similar terracotta mihrab at the north aisle has similar arches but with the bell-and-chain motif. This motif reappears in other mosques in Bengal including the Bagha mosque in Rajshahi.
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