Best Places to Visit in Bihar

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya

The UNESCO site where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment in 528 BCE beneath the Bodhi tree and became the Buddha — the most sacred place in all of Buddhism.

Nalanda Mahavihara

The world's first residential university — founded in the 5th century, hosting 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers in its prime, destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193 CE. The brick ruins, a UNESCO site, span 14 hectares of monastic cells, lecture halls and stupas.

Rajgir

An ancient capital ringed by five hills where the Buddha preached the Lotus Sutra and Mahavira spent 14 monsoons — a single valley sacred to Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, with hot springs and a Japanese-built peace pagoda on its highest hill.

Bodh Gaya: Where the Buddha Sat Under a Tree and Changed the World

Nalanda: The University That Taught the World, Then Was Burned for Three Months

The Seven Sacred Ghats of Varanasi: Where Life and Death Dance Together