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City in Bihar, India
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Darbhanga (Maithili and Hindi: दरभंगा) is a city in the northern part of Bihar, India. A part of Gangetic plains of the north India, Darbhanga is located just around 50km from Nepal. The city is known for its association with Darbhanga Royal family - one of the richest landowners of the country during British Raj. The city and places around are very active culturally and politically but one of the poorest in India based on almost all social indicators. Darbhanga is considered as the cultural capital of Bihar with its rich musical, folk-art and literary traditions continuing from centuries. Songs written by famous Maithili poet Vidyapati is still sung at all religious and social occasions throughout this region.Darbhanga is the crowning glory of Mithila but due to the Indifference of recent state governments it is in its heyday, awaiting a revival fuelled by both Government and Social Agency.
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The orchard of the old Darbhanga dynasty, located in Chatariya village about a kilometer away from Kadirabad at the banks of Adhwara river. An ancient village of rich cultured of Mithila is known as Purushottampur alias Chataria. Later on the nick name Chataria was popularly accepeted by the region. The Unique geographical condition provides natural safety for the village .It is almost surrounded by the river Choti Baghmati & It is the boundary of river which separates the village from Dist H.Q Darbhanga. In its thousand mts of surroundings the village enjoys the locality of followings:- LNM University, KSS University, Bus stand DBG, Agricultural Market, Eng College & main market of Darbhanga Tower.
It is famous historical temple dedicate to gautam rishi's wife ahilya. This temple is situated about 3 km. South of Kamtaul Railway Station in Jale Block; and around 18 km from darbhanga.you must go there Pankaj Jha
Rajnagar is the very important historical place of Madhubani District. But it is erasing its beauty in lack care. There is the ruins of place, Hathi Ghar, Girza Mandir, Shiv Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Kali Mandir, Kamakhya Mata Mandir, Rani Ghar, Rani Pokhar, Naulakha etc. The Kali Mandir of Rajnagar is very famous because of its beauty. It is made from white Marbles (Sangmarmar) in 1929. There is a Ghanta also in the Rajngar. pankaj jha
By plane
The Darbhanga airport located at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 East-West Corridor Expressway which passes through the city.
By train
There are direct trains from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Patna, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, (Mysore) and many other cities in the country.
By bus
Darbhanga is on the east-west corridor map of India with four- to six-lane roads connecting from Gandhinagar, Gujarat via Darbhanga NH57 to Silchar, Assam and connecting with other parts of the…
Most reliable and easily available local transport is cycle rickshaw. You can also get shared three-wheelers and buses from the railway and bus terminal.
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