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This state offers to tourists a variegated wealth of Indian Civilization,
history and culture coupled with exquisite scenic beauties and wild life.
Within its precinct are located, places like Rajgir and Patliputra, ancient
capital of mighty Magadhan empire, Vaishali-the first republican state the
world; Bodhgaya where lord Buddha attained the supreme enlightenment, Nalanda-the
great seat of international learning and Patna Saheb-the birth place of Guru
Govind Singh, the last Guru of the Sikh.
Patna, once called Patliputra, capital of the state Bihar, is among the
world's oldest capital cities, with an unbroken history of many centuries as
an imperial metropolis. Ancient Patliputra, discovered through arduous
excavations, was situated on the River Son. Founded by Ajatashatru, King of
Magadha, in the 5th century B.C., the city dominated the whole of North India
in the fourth and third centuries B.C. When the British took over Patna, they
created Bankipore, on the outskirts of the old city with its bustling bazaars
and narrow streets.
Patna, once called Patliputra, capital of the state Bihar, is among the
world's oldest capital cities, with an unbroken history of many centuries as
an imperial metropolis. Ancient Patliputra, discovered through arduous
excavations, was situated on the River Son. Founded by Ajatashatru, King of
Magadha, in the 5th century B.C., the city dominated the whole of North India
in the fourth and third centuries B.C. When the British took over Patna, they
created Bankipore, on the outskirts of the old city with its bustling bazaars
and narrow streets.
Bodhgaya lies13 km
south of Gaya, beside the river Phalgu. It was here, that the Lord Buddha sat
under the Banyan tree and attained enlightenment, and a descendant of that
original tree still flourishes there today. Bodhgaya is small and quiet town,
which is the most important of all the Buddhist sites in the world. The Maha
Bodhi temple of Bodh Gaya is one of the important places of worship for the
Buddhists. Apart from being a vital Buddhist centre, it is also a significant
archaeological site. Devout Buddhists and tourists from all over the world
visit Bodhgaya, to study Buddhism and the art of meditation, or to simply
absorb the aura of solemn splendour that surrounds the place.
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