Tourism in Bihar

The state of Bihar (Hindi: बिहार) in eastern India, is one of the oldest inhabited places in the world with a history going back 3000 years.

The rich culture and heritage of Bihar is evident from the innumerable ancient monuments that are dotted all over the state.

This state is the place of Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara, Aryabhata, Great Ashoka, Chanakya, Gautama Buddha, Mahavira, Guru Gobind Singh, Chandragupta Maurya, Vātsyāyana, Sher Shah Suri, Maa Tara Chandi Temple, and many other great historical figures.

[5] Mahabodhi Mahavihar, (literally: "Great Awakening Temple"), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but much rebuilt and restored, Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.

It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal.

Mahabodhi Temple, a Buddhist shrine and UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also situated in Bodh Gaya.

A Mahavir Mandir, Patna having second highest budget in North India after the famous Vaishno Devi shrine.

The land of Bihar is considered to be the richest one in context of Buddhism as it showered the divine light of enlightenment on a young ascetic, Siddhartha Gautama, in Bodh Gaya under Bodhi Tree.

Magadha emperor Ashoka the Great became a Buddhist and made Buddhism state religion and spread its doctrine, in different parts of India and abroad.

It is situated on the bank of river Ganges and hardly 200 yards from Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb.

The tallest statue of Jain tirthankara Vasupujya which stands 31 feet in height was built in Champapuri in 2014.

Pathar ki Masjid situated on the bank of the holy river Ganges in Patna and it was built by Parvez Shah, son of Jahangir, in 1621.

While the Mauryan period marked a transition to the use of brick and stone, wood remained the material of choice.

Evidence of ancient structures have been found in recent excavations in Kumrahar, in modern-day Patna.

Fortified cities with stūpas, viharas, and temples were constructed during the Maurya empire (c. 321–185 BCE).

[18] Vedic and Mauryan structure was largely suffered damage at the hands of Mughal raiders in the 12th century.

[19] Though parts of the Bihar have been excavated, much of its ancient architecture still lies buried beneath the modern city.

The domed building features walls adorned with intricate designs and a ceiling full of inscriptions from the Quran.

The Mercedes luxury buses, 92 in number, ply between 17 routes including Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Ranchi and Jamshedpur.