Travel Bihar - Part 2
A. Jehanabad
Jehanabad is specified in the 'Ain-i-Akbari', composed by Mughal sovereign Akbar's court history specialist and artist Abul Fazl. It says that in the seventeenth century the Mughal head Aurangzeb built a help community for the starvation influenced individuals at this spot and named it as 'Jahanara'.
Jahanara Aurangzeb's sister directed the Mandi herself and invested a ton of time at this spot. Later, the zone got to be known as Jehanabad. The visitor Places are as per the following. In the epic Mahabharata it is said that this town was the capital of the kingdom Anga governed by Karna.
The Jain Tirthankar Mahavira stayed here for three stormy seasons according to the Jain content, Kalpa Sutra. It is likewise accepted among Jain aficionados that Tirthankar Vasupujya was conceived at this spot.
There are two essential Jain sanctuaries arranged here, one of Swetambaras and other of Digambaras. custom.
Attractions
a. Hazrat Bibi Kamal Ka Mukbara
This is the dargah of the first lady Sufi example of piety of the nation, Hazrat Bibi Kamal who was acclaimed for her blessed force of recuperating. She was accepted to be the auntie of Hazrat Makhdum Saheb of Bihar Shariff. Enthusiasts have confidence in the supernatural force of mending at this spot for simple-minded and hopeless illnesses.
The passage entryway is through the burial ground enhanced with bushes of beli/mogra bloom. There is a substantial lake over the yard and the principle tomb is a humble rectangular nook. A dark, somewhat broken stone tablet with Arabic engraving is laid at the corner which is accepted to be having mending force.
b. Barabar Caves
The seven caverns (Satgarva) which were made in Mauryan ruler Ashoka's the ideal time for the Ajeevikas (Buddhist friars). These were cut in solid hardest stones and have additional common inner part clean to uncover the remarkable aptitudes of the period. Satgharva/ Seven holes
(a) Barabar Caves
(i) karna Chaupar(ii) sudama Cave
(iii) lamarshi (Lomas Rishi) Cave
(iv) vishmitra (Vishwa Zopri) Cave
(b) Nagaragunja Caves
(i) gopi Cave(ii) bahayak Cave
(iii) vaidantika Cave
There is a decently kept up stairway prompting the fabulous caverns at the Barabar slope. The engravings on the door dividers and doors uncover that these were implied for Buddhist ministers. These hollows likewise have profoundly cleaned inside which are cut into huge solid stone that resembles an enormous crocodile from outside.
c. Nagarjuna Caves
Situated at the Nagarjuna slope around 5 minutes' drive from Barabar slope. The bigger hole is tucked at the center of the slope and a move of around 5 minutes till the opening base of the hollow. Very cleaned rectangular dividers of the hole are the witness to the specialized progression of the past period.
The other two littler hollows are found at the base of the slopes. A cemented slowing down totally encompassed by the light black stone hillocks that spans to the Bahayak hole & Vaidantika cavern gives an out of the world experience. These caverns are additionally comparably cleaned.
The tranquility of the spot is completely unbelievable. A large portion of these were made by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka around 250 BCE.
d. Kauva Dol
This spot is still very little investigated by visitors in spite of the fact that the foundation has enhanced a considerable measure amid the most recent decade. A grand antiquated Buddha statue of dark stone in a sitting carriage, measuring around 8ft tall had been uncovered from this site.
The model has been set in a little altar and alongside the holy place lay the scattered columns, some just obvious halfway over the ground as the remaining parts of a Buddhist cloister which are still to be unearthed.
Few yards away, at the foothill rocks of the slope there are phenomenal engravings of various Hindu divine beings and goddesses. The vast majority of the carvings are of goddess Durga and different divinities like Ganesha and Shivlingas.
Beside a humble town lies one of the fabulous archeological locales yet to be found from the grave of the past. Under an immense peepal tree the minor sanctuary ensures the 8' dark stone Buddha figure which was found at this spot.
Outside, underneath the tree, the brilliant past lay noiselessly with few columns strewn around and rest just somewhat unmistakable from underneath the earth. A couple of yards walk towards the adjacent slope the astonishing engravings of Hindu divine beings and goddesses are found along the rocks of the base of the slopes.
Goddess Durga and Devi structures are transcendent among other Shivlinga and Ganesha pictures. It is very much a special experience to see all the pictures of the divinities without any expectation to revere those inside an organized sanctuary limit however simply spread over the nature as though to envision the Omnipresent past any man-made outskirts.
B. Darbhanga
The city is known for its relationship with Darbhanga Royal family – one of the wealthiest landowners of the nation amid British Raj. The city and places around are extremely dynamic socially and politically yet one of the poorest in India focused around practically all social pointers.
Darbhanga is considered as the social capital of Bihar with its rich musical, society workmanship and abstract customs proceeding from hundreds of years. Melodies composed by well known Maithili writer Vidyapati is still sung at all religious and social events all through this district.
Attractions
Royal residences assembled by Maharajah of Darbhanga are the most critical attractions in Darbhanga. Simply a kilometer from transport and train terminal, the majority of the castles are placed inside a walled facilities.
There are a lot of sanctuaries devoted to mother goddess (principally Kali and Durga) assembled by recent lords of Darbhanga. Significant sanctuaries incorporate Shyama Kali sanctuary and Kankali sanctuary.
A portion of the imperative castles are presently changed over into colleges (Lalit Narayan Mithila University and Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University). Regardless of rot and disarray surrounding, you will experience one of the best samples of Indo-European engineering conventions followed in building these royal residences.
Darbhanga Fort is an alternate fascination for outcasts going to the city. Very little was constructed inside the stronghold aside from a couple of sanctuaries and a house for family god. Successors of Darbhanga illustrious tribe still stay inside the fortification in a practically destroyed house encompassed by mango trees.
Darbhanga is likewise known for its lakes and you will discover several them over this city. A portion of the significant ones are Harahi (before Railway station), Dighi and Gangasagar. There are two historical centers in Darbhanga (Chandradhari Museum and Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Museum),
Both found in the same grounds close to the track station (5 minutes walk). These historical centers display garments, arms, coins, and ancient rarities gave by the imperial group of Darbhanga. European Library of Mithila University and authority library of Sanskrit University are a rich hotspot for somebody keen on scrutinizing antiquated Indian society and conventions.
The library at Sanskrit University is know for its accumulation of around 5500 antiquated original copies on subjects like Epic, Philosophy, Vyakaran, Dharma Shastra, Agam-Tantra and so on. Darbhanga is a spot known for its social customs in music and it is home to the remarkable Darbhanga convention of Dhrupad singing.
A portion of the vital artistes from this convention incorporate Pt. Ramchatur Mallik, Pt. Siyaram Tiwari, Pt. Vidur Mallik and others. The vast majority of the acclaimed artists of this old established custom now stay in the greater Indian urban areas and there is very little you can do to investigate this legacy.
Darbhanga is additionally know for its mangoes, particularly Malda assortment. It is said that Mughal sovereign Akbar planted around 50,000 mango trees Darbhanga and it began a custom of mango estate in this district. Very little of the mango produce is sent out from here and you can in any case find crisp succulent mangoes specifically picked from plantations.
Maithili is the dialect talked in this piece of the world and its a part of Indo-European crew. Maithili is one of the 22 authority national dialects of the nation and talked by around 45 million individuals in Bihar and the Terai district of Nepal.
C. Bhagalpur
The prolific stream plain comprises of the greenery of inexhaustible mango forests, lychi trees and stretch of cornfields that spread over the skyline. Just the growing stacks of the block making industry on the banks of the stream blend a feeling of the looming pace of urbanization. The traveler Places are as per the following
Attractions
a. Champapur
In the epic Mahabharata it is said that this town was the capital of the kingdom Anga managed by Karna. The Jain Tirthankar Mahavira stayed here for three stormy seasons according to the Jain content, Kalpa Sutra.
It is additionally accepted among Jain lovers that Tirthankar Vasupujya was conceived at this spot. There are two essential Jain sanctuaries arranged here, one of Swetambaras and other of Digambaras. custom.
b. Nathnagar
This sanctuary known as Vasupujya Jinalaya with the altars of Shantinath and Mahavira Jina in addition to different places of worship is viewed as exceptionally hallowed by Jains as it is accepted that the twelfth Tirthankara Vasupujya was conceived at Nathnagar. So it is additionally called as the Digahambar Jain Siddha Khsetra.
The hugely ornamented passage is fabricated with a substantial beautiful arch. The roof of which shows the Jain legendary universe of Jambu Dweep enhanced with glass pieces. On the left an extensive section dividers are perfectly brightened with glass painting representing the Harivansh Purana writings.
The 'Pracheen Mulvedi Jinalaya' and the Dwarpalas on the entryways are very momentous. The two grand Keerti Stambhas in this sanctuary are breathtakingly designed with beautiful tiles.
c. Vasupujya Swami Jain Temple
This spot is venerated by the Swetambara faction of Jain enthusiasts. This is a cutting edge sanctuary completely brightened with marble trim work and colored earthenware tiles. The sanctuary of Shantinath is likewise exceptionally decently improved with stain glasses.
d. Ajgaibinath
This is an exceptionally adored Shiva sanctuary for the Hindus. It is accepted to be fabricated around sixteenth century by Harinath Bharati. In the Shravan celebration absences of individuals visit the sanctuary and gather the Ganga water to move ahead further to Deoghar (Shiva sanctuary in present Jharkhand) to offer the same.
The myth of waterway Ganga being seized here by a condemnation of the sage Janhu and later getting discharged by the repentance performed by ruler Bhagirath makes this place an imperative journey. The rough island is known as Jahngira signifying 'the slope of Jahnu' infers the name from this myth.
There is a long interstate that interfaces the territory with the island shake on which the bunch of holy places is laced alongside the apparently gliding rock. The hilter kilter eccentric structure that practically feels like a fence while scaling and down around the altars of Shiva,
Vishnu, Kali and different gods, are based on the rocks. There are some surprising old rock carvings of Varah Avatar, Ganesha, the Buddha and different gods on the rear of the hillock.
e. Vestiges of Vikramsila University
This is the vestiges of the Vikramsila college which thrived from ninth century CE till thirteenth century CE. It was secured by the Dharmapala from Pala tradition. This Buddhist University had more than hundred instructors or more thousand understudies.
Subjects like religious philosophy, theory, linguistic use, mysticism, rationale and so on were taught here yet the most vital limb of learning was tantrism. A tremendous square stay of the primary twofold storied stupa with a cruciform structure in its focal point, a library building and bunch of votive stupas have been uncovered.
To the north of cloister various scattered structures including a Tibetan and a Hindu sanctuary have been found. The whole spread is over a region of more than hundred sections of land. The exceptionally enlivened patios with the moldings and terracotta plaques affirm the magnificent and skilful craftsmanship works on amid Pala administration.
A structure appended with the cloister is recognized as library that was cooled by the water of the connecting lake through the vents, probably to restore the fragile original copies. An alternate prime foundation of learning like Nalanda fallen prey to the trespassers and the remains as the noiseless witness of the magnificent past.
The immense columns broken and convey the singed dark imprints advises a considerable measure to the observer. Sometime in the distant past the associating entries, the votive stupas, the wide stone step courses clamored with the ministers originating from great distances abroad to take in the hypotheses of Buddhism.
It is not hard to figure the feeling of pride felt by the individuals who were joined with such a regarded establishment.
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D. Kaimur
Attractions
a. Mundeshwari
This sanctuary is a secured landmark under ASI since 1915 and as indicated by ASI the time of development goes over to 635 AD. It is viewed as the most seasoned useful sanctuary of India. The vast majority of the structure have been wrecked and presently accumulated around the sanctuary in gigantic loads.
The Four- Faced Shivlinga at the core of the sanctum sanctorum however the directing goddess divinity Mundeshwari is set at one of the corner of this octagonal sanctuary. A street is assembled just about till the base of the sanctuary at the highest point of the slope to encourage the enthusiasts arriving at by vehicle.
The Mundeshwari slope rises not too far off past the wide field as the sanctuary is approached. As it is a position of Sakti, the aficionados were utilized to offer creature relinquish prior. Notwithstanding, the creature reparation is no more lawful yet the lovers as yet bring the creatures for offerings and take them once again, in the wake of taking the endowments of the mother goddess.
E. Rajgir
Rajgir has been nearly identified with Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism and has played host to Lord Buddha and Mahavira, in this manner has numerous archeological destinations identified with Buddhism and Jainism.
Besides, Rajgir is one of the main wellbeing and winter resorts of India, with its warm water lakes. These lakes are said to contain some restorative properties which help in the cure of numerous skin sicknesses.
The included fascination of Rajgir is a Ropeway which takes guests tough to the Shanti Stupa and Monasteries constructed by the Japanese Devotees on top of the Ratnagiri slopes.
Attractions
a. Jarasandha ka Akhara:
This is the Ranbhumi where Bhima and Jarasandha battled one of the Mahabharata fights.
b. Jivakameavan Gardens:
Seat of the Royal Physician's dispensary where Lord Buddha was once brought to have wound dressed by Jivaka, the regal doctor amid the rule of Ajatshatru and Bimbisara.
c. Ajatshatru Fort:
Built by Ajatashatru (sixth century B.c.), the lord of Magadha amid the Buddha's chance. The 6.5 sq.meter Ajatshatru's Stupa is likewise accepted to have been fabricated by him.
d. Cyclopean Wall:
Once 40 Km long, it encompassed old Rajgir. Fabricated of gigantic stripped stone painstakingly fitted together, the divider is one of the few essential Pre-Mauryan stone structures ever to have been found. Hints of divider still subsist, especially at the passageway of Rajgir to Gaya.
e. Shanti Stupa:
The Vishwa Shanti Stupa is spotted on a 400 meter high slope. The stupa is inherent marble and on the four corners of the stupa are four gleaming statues of Buddha. To achieve the highest point of this slope one needs to pass through the "Ropeways". This spot is likewise called the Gridhakuta.
f. Venu Vana:
Site of the religious community Venuvana Vihar fabricated by ruler Bimbisara for Lord Buddha to live. This was the ruler's first offering to Lord Buddha.
g. Karanda Tank:
It is the tank in which Lord Buddha is said to have showered.
h. Sonbhandar Caves:
Two fairly peculiar hollow chambers were dug out of a solitary monstrous rock. One of the chambers I accepted to have been the watchman room, the back divider has two straight vertical lines and one flat line cut into the rock; the entryway should lead to ruler Bimbisara Treasury.
Engravings in the Sankh Lipi or shell script, scratched into divider thus far undeciphered, are accepted to give the piece of information to open the entryway. The fortune, as indicated by fables, is still in place.
The second chambers bears a couple of hints of situated and standing carved into the external divider.
i. Bimbisara correctional facility:
His eager child and beneficiary, Ajatashatru, detained King Bimbisara here. The hostage lord picked this site for his detainment, for, from this spot he could see Lord Buddha scaling to his mountain withdraw on the Griddhakuta slope.
There is an agreeable perspective of the Japanese Pagoda. The stupa of peace was based on the highest point of the slope.
j. Jain Temple:
On slope peaks around Rajgir, far in the separations one can see around 26 Jain Temples. They are hard to approach for the untrained, however make energizing trekking for those in structure.
k. Chariot Route Marks:
The Chariot Route and hell-fire engravings are justified even despite a visit for the oddness of the sensation, two parallel grooves cut profound into rock for around thirty feet offering trustworthiness to the neighborhood conviction that they were "smoldered" into the rock by the rate and force of Lord Krishna's chariot when he entered the city of Rajgir amid the epic Mahabharata times.
A few shell engravings, the undeciphered characters present in focal and eastern India from the first to fifth hundreds of years AD, and engraved in the rock around the chariot marks.
l. Hot Springs:
At the foot of Vaibhava Hill, a staircase paves the way to the different sanctuaries. Separate showering spots have been sorted out for men and ladies and the water lives up to expectations gushes from Saptdhara, the seven streams, accepted to discover their source behind the "Saptarani Caves", up in the slopes.
The most blazing of the springs is the Brahmakund with a temperature of 45 degree Centigrade.
m. Pippala Hollow:
Above the hot springs on the Vaibhava Hill, is a rectangular stone etched by the powers of nature which seems to have been utilized as a watch tower. Since it later turned into the resort of devout loners, it is additionally called Pippala Cave and famously known as "Jarasandha ki Baithak" after the name of the King Jarasandha, a contemporary of Lord Krishna portrayed in the epic Mahabharata
n. Swarn Bhandar:
It is to be said that that it was a store of Gold of King Jarasandha. An unread tale about the cavern is that there is a ton of gold in this hole and a script is composed on a stone is the code to open the entryway of this Swarn Bhandar.
o. Gridhakuta:
This was the spot where the ruler Buddha set in a movement his second wheel of law a for three months actually amid the stormy season, lectured numerous motivating sermons to his devotees. The Buddha Sangha of Japan have developed a gigantic current stupa, the Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda),
At the highest point of the slope in remembrance. A harness way prompts up to the slope yet it is considerably more amusing to take the Aerial Chair lift which works consistently aside from Thursday. One way ride takes 7.5 minutes and the perspective is unbelievable over the slopes of Rajgir.
p. New Rajgir Walls,
Bimbisar Road, Maniyar math, Saptarani Caves and Poppala Stone house are the destinations of vacationer investment.
F. Deoghar
Attractions
a. Nandan Pahar:
It is a little slope on the edge of the town which has a celebrated Nandi Temple and appearances the popular Shiv sanctuary. The Nandan pahar has an enormous park for kids, and has an apparition house, a boot house, a mirror house and a restaurant.
b. Basukinath
It is renowned for its Shiva Temple, and the journey to Babadham is viewed as inadequate without paying praise at Basukinath. It is arranged 43 km from Deoghar close to the town of Jarmundi and associated by street. It is an indigenous sanctuary brightened with neighborhood workmanship.
c. Naulakha Mandir:
It is arranged 1.5 km far from the Baba Baidyanath Temple. This sanctuary is comparative in appearance to the sanctuary of Ramakrishna in Belur. Inside there are icons of Radha-Krishna. It is 146 feet high and its development taken a toll around Rs. 900,000 (9 lakhs) and thus it got to be known as the Naulakha Temple.
d. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith:
It is an all inclusive school run by the ministers of RK Mission. The facilities is brimming with greenery and has 12 football fields. The Ramkrishna Mission Vidyapith, a limb of Ramkrishna Mission, Belur Math,
Howrah area, was secured in 1922 with the goal of bestowing present day instruction consolidated with the estimations of aged society along the lines of the antiquated Gurukula.
e. Satsanga Ashram:
It is a blessed spot for aficionados of Thakur Anukulchandra, in the south-west of Deoghar, built by Anukul Chandra. Tapovan is arranged 10 km from Deoghar and has a sanctuary of Shiva, called Taponath Mahadeva, which draws in pioneers. Various holes are found in this slope.
In one of the hollows, a Shiva lingam is introduced. It is said that Sage Valmiki came here for retribution and Sri Balananda Brahmachari acquired Siddhi (accomplishment through repentance) here.
f. Rikhia Ashram
It is a Bihar School of Yoga (Sri Panch Dashanam Paramhansa Alakhbarah) and was created by Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Thousand of fans from diverse corners of the world partake in a yearly celebration which is held in late November to ahead of schedule December.
Nonnative guests are regularly seen in the town, particularly in the middle of November and February. This ashram is viewed as a holy place.
g. Shivganga:
It is a pool of water arranged only 200 meters far from the Baidyanath Temple. It is asserted that when Ravana was taking the lingam to Lanka, he expected to urinate. Thereafter, needing to wash his hands before holding the lingam however not able to discover a water source close-by, he hit the earth with his clench hand. Water turned out and structured a lake.
This lake is presently known as Shivaganga.
h. Harila Jori:
It is arranged on the northern side of Deoghar, 8 km far from the Baidyanath sanctuary and 5 km far from the Tower chowk. Amid old times, the range was brimming with Haritaki (Myrobalan) trees. It is guaranteed that this is the spot where Ravana gave over the lingam to ruler Visnu masked as a Brahmin, and went to urinate. A stream streams here and is known as Ravana Jori.
i. Trikut Hill:
It is a slope arranged 13 km far from Deoghar, on the best approach to Dumka, with three fundamental tops from which it gets its name, Trikutachal. The slope is 1,350 feet (400 m) high. There is additionally a sanctuary of Shiva here, known as the Trikutachal Mahadeva Temple, and a holy place of the goddess of Trishuli.
j. Jalsar Children's Park:
This park has a fabulous time rides for youngsters, including a see-saw and toy train.
k. Maa Kali Shaktipeeth:
It is in the Karnibagh range and is otherwise called Maa Kali Nagar. The god, Maa, is as pindi and is mainstream in the range. Trikuti parvat has the main vertical ropeway in the condition of Jharkhand. The ride from the base camp to the summit takes around seven minutes. Today the spot has a vast populace of ash langur monkeys.
l. Pagla Baba Ashram:
It is arranged 8 km. far from Tower Chowk on the Jasidih – Rohini street. It was made by Pagla Baba (Late Lilananda Thakur) who fit in with Bangladesh. Here icons of Radha – Krishna are introduced. The icons weigh around 6 quintals and are made of eight metals.
The Ashram conducts ceaseless Sankirtan. This ashram is justified even despite going.
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