BIHAR

BODH GAYA

In Bodh Gaya the Buddha meditated under a Bodhi Tree and attained enlightenment

Places to visit:

1.Animeshlochan Vihara
2.Bodhi Tree
3.Chankrasana Path
4.Mahabodhi Temple
5.Muchalinda Lake
6.Bodh Gaya Site Museum

BOKARO THERMAL POWER STATION
It is the show piece of the D.V.C. The winding route following the Konar River,one of
the tributaries of the Damodar,presents a new Vista at every bend.

DAMANDAR VALLEY PROJECT
This project impounds the flood waters of the Damodar river and its tributaries in a series of dams and utilised it for the purpose of power generation.

GAYA

Gaya is one of the important Hindu pilgrimage centres in India.The Vishnu Padha Temple,built over the footprints of Vishnu according to Puranic accounts. Gaya is famous for making offerings to one's ancestors.

HAZARIBAGH NATINAL PARK 

The Hazaribagh was created in 1954, Sambars,Spotted deer,berkingdeer,tigers,leopards,wild boars,bulbul,portridges and quails in habit the park

JAMSHEDPUR

Jamshedpur is living memorial to India's pioneer industrialist,Jamshedji Tata.The Tata steel Works came into being in 1907.

KASIA (OR) KUSHINAGER

Here Buddha passed into 'Parinirvana'

Places to visit:

1.Nirvana Temple and Stupa
2.Extensive Buddhist
3.Mata Kunwar shrines and monastery
4.Angaur is chaitya
5.Modern Burmese

KONAR DAM

This is a very picturesque sight with flowering trees and shrubs encircling the konar Lake.

MAIHON

This is the biggest reservoir Damodar Valley Project. Maithon, originally known as "Mal-ka-than",meaning mother's abode, has a temple dedicated to the mother Goddess
about 1 km from the Dam site.

Places to visit:

1.Deer Park
2.Hydel station
3.Maithon Dam
4.Reservoir

NALANDA

Nalanda is the site of a famous ancient university,founded about the 5th century A.D

Places to visit:

1.Garden and Parks
2.Monuments
3.Nava Nalanda Mahavira institute
4.Nalanda Museum


NETARHAT(3700 ft)

Netarhat, popularly called the "Queen of Chotanagpur",154 Km west of Ranchi.

Places to visit:

1.Burhaghagh Falls
2.Chalet Garden
3.Koel View Point
4.Maguolia Point
5.Upper and Lower Ghagra Falls

PANCHET

Panchet,another dam site o Damodhar Valley Corpn., 16 km from Maithon.The dam is at Panchet hill, built across the river Damodar

PATNA
Patna was founded by the great Pathan ruler,Shershah,towards the middle of the 16th century.Pataliputra,the old name of modern Patna was founded by king Ajatasatru of Magadh in 6th century B.C.

Places to visit:

1.New Park
2.Mangle's Tank Garden
3.Hardinge Park
4.Golghar
5.Har Mandir
6.Kumarahar
7.Nawab Shahib-ka-Maqbara
8.Pachim
9.Padri-Ki-Haveli-oldest Roman Catholic church
10.Quila House
11.Sadaqat Ashram
12.Saif Khan's Mosque
13.Shahi Mosque
14.Saif Masjid
15.Khunda Buix Oriental Library

RAJGIR

Rajgir is a famous for its rich associations with the founder off Jainism and Buddhism. Buddha delivered some of his more famous sermons here.

Places to visit:

1.Ajatsatru ort
2.Ajatsatru Stupa
3.Akravana Mango Garden
4.Bimbisar Jail
5.Chariot Route and shell inscriptions
6.Gridhakutta
7.Hot Springs
8.Jain Temples
9.Japanese Temple
10.Karanda Tank
11.Marada Kukshi
12.Maniyar Math
13.Ranbhumi
14.Saptaparni Cave
15.Cyclopean Wall
16.Vishwa Shanthi Stupa
17.Venuvan
18.Swarma Bhandar
19.Watch Tower

RANCHI

Ranchi the summer capital of Bihar,is situated on picturesque and undulating plateau.

Places to visit:

1.Hatla Dam
2.Jaganathpur Temple
3.Morabadi Hill or Tagore Hill
4.Ranchi Dam
5.Ranchi Hill and anchi Lake
6.Plenty of important Industries


TILAIYA DAM

The Tilaiya reservoir lies amidst green hills and the entire are presents a picture sque sight

VAISALI

The ruins of ancient Vaisali,a large city founded by King Vaisala.

Places to visit:

1.Asokan Pillar
2.Bavan Pokar Temple
3.Buddha Stups
4.Chanmukhi Mahadeva
5.Coronation Tank
6.Hari Katora Temple
7.Jain Temple
8.Lotus Tank
9.Miranji-Ki-Dargah
10.Raja Vaisala-ka-Garth
11.Vaisali Sangh
12.Museum