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Welcome Patna

patna is an ancient city that sprawls along the south bank of the Ganges River in Bihar, northeast India. The state capital, it’s home to Bihar Museum, a contemporary landmark exhibiting bronze sculptures and old coins from the region. Nearby, Indo-Saracenic–style Patna Museum displays a casket believed to contain the Buddha’s ashes. Close to the river, the Golghar is a domed colonial granary overlooking the city. Southwest of peaceful Buddha Smriti Park, Mahavir Mandir is a centuries-old temple dedicated to the Hindu monkey god Hanuman. The Indira Gandhi Planetarium screens films about astronomy, and Srikrishna Science Centre’s interactive exhibits explore the oceans and dinosaurs. Close by, the Gandhi Museum displays photos and statues of the Indian independence leader. The Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library preserves thousands of manuscripts. Sikhs worship at the white-domed Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji. To the west, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is a botanical garden and zoo.

Welcome Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is an ancient city in India’s eastern state of Odisha, formerly Orissa. Many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple. Outside Rajarani Temple are sculpted figures of the guardians of the 8 cardinal and ordinal directions. Jain antiques, weaponry and indigenous pattachitra paintings fill the Odisha State Museum. Ancient Hindu temple compound featuring carved stone towers, courtyards & numerous shrines.Ancient cave with ornate rock carvings Elaborately carved cave dwellings dating to the 1st c. BCE, topped by an 18th-c. CE Jain temple.

Welcome Patna

atna is an ancient city that sprawls along the south bank of the Ganges River in Bihar, northeast India. The state capital, it’s home to Bihar Museum, a contemporary landmark exhibiting bronze sculptures and old coins from the region. Nearby, Indo-Saracenic–style Patna Museum displays a casket believed to contain the Buddha’s ashes. Close to the river, the Golghar is a domed colonial granary overlooking the city. Southwest of peaceful Buddha Smriti Park, Mahavir Mandir is a centuries-old temple dedicated to the Hindu monkey god Hanuman. The Indira Gandhi Planetarium screens films about astronomy, and Srikrishna Science Centre’s interactive exhibits explore the oceans and dinosaurs. Close by, the Gandhi Museum displays photos and statues of the Indian independence leader. The Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library preserves thousands of manuscripts. Sikhs worship at the white-domed Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji. To the west, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is a botanical garden and zoo.

Welcome Tripura

Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on 3 sides by Bangladesh, and home to a diverse mix of tribal cultures and religious groups. In the capital Agartala, the imposing Ujjayanta Palace is set among Mughal gardens, and Gedu Mia’s Mosque has white marble domes and towers. South of the city, Neermahal summer palace sits in the middle of Lake Rudrasagar and blends Hindu and Islamic architectural styles. To the southeast, the tortoise-shaped Hindu Tripura Sundari Temple sits just outside the city of Udaipur on the shores of the large Kalyan Sagar lake. Farther south, Mahamuni Pagoda with its golden towers are a significant Buddhist pilgrimage site. Halfway between Agartala and Udaipur, spectacled monkeys and clouded leopards can be spotted among the greenery of Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary. To the east, elephants and primates including gibbons and slow lorises live at the Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary.

Welcome Bihar

Bihar is a state in East India, bordering Nepal. It is divided by the River Ganges, which floods its fertile plains. Important Buddhist pilgrimage sites include the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya's Mahabodhi Temple, under which the Buddha allegedly meditated. In the state capital Patna, Mahavir Mandir temple is revered by Hindus, while Sikhs worship at the domed, riverside Gurdwara of Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji. The imposing Patna Museum displays sculptures from the ancient Mauryan Empire and a casket claimed to contain the Buddha's ashes. Patna is connected to the city of Hajipur to the north by Mahatma Gandhi Setu, a vast river bridge. In Nalanda, southeast of Patna, the ruins of a 5th-century university stand opposite an Archaeological Museum exhibiting Buddhist statues unearthed at the site.