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5 places to explore — hand-picked across Bihar.
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Bodh Gaya is the most sacred site in Buddhism — the place where Prince Siddhartha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree to become the Buddha. The Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Sit…
Nalanda was the greatest university of the ancient world, a vast Buddhist monastic centre of learning that flourished for 700 years and drew scholars from across Asia. Its red-brick ruins are an UN…
Rajgir, set in a valley ringed by hills, was an ancient capital and a major site in both Buddhism and Jainism. The Buddha meditated and taught here; today its hot springs, the Vishwa Shanti Stupa r…
Rohtasgarh, on a spur of the Kaimur plateau above the Son valley, is one of India's mightiest and least-visited forts — its walls run for miles around a summit reached by ancient stepped paths. Nam…
Buxar Fort is a largely ruined historic fortification on the banks of the River Ganga in Buxar, Bihar, near the Uttar Pradesh border. The fort's own surviving remains are modest; Buxar's national s…
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