In Bangladesh, Sholakia Eidgah holds a record for hosting the largest congregation.
Sholakia Eidgah Maidan is in Kishoreganj, on the bank of the Narsunda River. It is famous for enormous Eid prayers, especially at Eid al-Fitr, when worshippers travel from across Bangladesh to join the main jamaat. The grounds themselves cannot contain everyone, so crowds also spread into nearby roads, fields and courtyards.
The site’s first recorded Eid congregation dates to 1828. Local tradition says about 125,000 people attended that gathering, and the name “Sholakia” is often linked to the Bengali expression for one and a quarter lakh. Modern attendance estimates have varied, with reports describing hundreds of thousands of worshippers.
Sholakia is sometimes confused with Gor-e-Shahid Eidgah in Dinajpur. Gor-e-Shahid is frequently described as Bangladesh’s largest Eidgah by physical scale and has also hosted exceptionally large prayers. The distinction matters: the quiz asks about the Eidgah holding the record for the largest congregation, the formulation traditionally associated with Sholakia.