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Bihar

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Bihar [1] is among India's poorest states. It lies on the Gangetic plain, with Uttar Pradesh to its east, West Bengal to its west and Nepal to its north. Jharkhand, the mineral-rich tribal belt, was part of the state, but in 2001, it was split to form its own state.

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[edit] Regions

[edit] Cities

  • Patna -- the state capital
  • Bettiah
  • Bodh Gaya -- the site of the Buddha Sakyamuni's enlightenment
  • Gaya
  • Patna City -- the old & historic city of Chandragupta, Chanakya, Emperor Ashok & 10th Sikh Guru Shri Govind Singh Ji Maharaj
  • Rajgir
  • Supaul

[edit] Other destinations

  • Shimultala - place of change
  • Nalanda -- the site of a famous Buddhist monastery
  • [India's first Multimedia Museum] http://www.prachinbharat.com which recreates the History of Nalanda using 3D Animation. Narration done by Shekhar Suman. This located 100 meters away from the Nalanda ruins on the way to Hwein Tsang Memorial.

[edit] Understand

[edit] Talk

[edit] Get in

Its connected to all major cities of India by a number of Trains. Some good trains to reach the capital - Patna are as follows :-

  • From Delhi - Sampurna Kranti Exp. (overnight journey)
  • From Kolkata - Jan Shatabdi Exp. ( 8-9 hrs.)
  • From Mumbai - Rajendra Nagar Lokmanya Tilak T. Exp.
  • From Varanasi - Vibhuti Exp. (6 hrs.).

A regional flight from New Delhi, costs $150 round-trip Bodh-Gaya is the international Airport which is connected by several Buddhist countries by flight like Thailand, Srilanka, Bhutan, Burma and others.

[edit] Get around

[edit] See

[edit] Itineraries

[edit] Do

[edit] Eat

  • Dal bhat chhokha
  • Litti-Chokha

[edit] Drink

[edit] Stay safe

Bihar is not the safest state in India. Avoid venturing out in the night time, travel only in groups and keep a low profile here.

Trains traveling through Bihar are more prone to theft, it's wise to lock your luggage to the seat in the carriage and keep more aware than usual.

[edit] Get out

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