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Region and Mahajanapada in ancient eastern India
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Bihar Sharif is a town of 300,000 people (2011) in Bihar, India. It is east of the Paimar River, a tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River.
Bodh Gaya, a city in the state of Bihar, holds immense spiritual significance as the site where Buddha Shakyamuni is said to have attained enlightenment. It is considered the most revered of all Buddhist sacred sites and forms a key part of the Buddhist Circuit.
Deo, also called Dev City, is a city in the state of Bihar. It is the site of the Sun Temple.
Gaya (गया Gayā) is a major pilgrimage city in Bihar for Hindus. It is visited for doing piṇḍ dān (funeral offerings for the benefit of the soul of the deceased) and for visiting Bodh Gaya and Vishnupad temple.
Lakhisarai or Luckeesarai (लखीसराय Lakhīsarāy) is a pilgrimage site in the Magadha region of Bihar.
Patna (Hindi: पटना Patnā, pronounced PUHT-nah), the capital of Bihar, is a bustling city in the Indian Plains with a glorious past. It is a gateway to the Buddhist and Jain pilgrimage centres of Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodh Gaya, Kesariya and Pawapuri.
Pawapuri, 101 kilometers from Patna and 38 kilometers from Rajgir,(Hindi: पावापुरी, Urdu: پوا پوری) or Pava is a holy site for Jains.
Rajgir (or Rajagriha) is a city in Bihar in India. It is 15 km from the ruins of Nalanda University, and 100 km from Patna, the capital of the state.
Simultala is a hamlet in Bihar in India. It is a relatively undeveloped rural area, so may be of interest for tourists looking for a quiet, out of the way place with a pleasant climate.
the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India
Nalanda (नालंदा Nālandā) is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the Indian state of Bihar. The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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