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Patna & Historic Vaishali

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Patna & Historic Vaishali

Bihar · 10 destinations & hidden spots

Tourist Places & Hidden Gems in Patna & Historic Vaishali

Ashoka Lion Pillar & Ananda Stupa at Kolhua

Ashoka Lion Pillar & Ananda Stupa at Kolhua

Kolhua, Vaishali District, Bihar 844128

Erected by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, the Kolhua Lion Pillar is one of the best-preserved Ashokan pillars in India. Carved from a single block of polished red Chunar sandstone, it is crowned by a finely sculpted seated lion gazing towards Kushinagar where Buddha achieved Mahaparinirvana. Adjacent stands the brick Ananda Stupa and the ancient Ramkund tank.

INR 25 (Indians), INR 300 (Foreigners) View Spot →
Bihar Museum, Patna

Bihar Museum, Patna

Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar 800001

Spread over 13.9 acres along Bailey Road and designed by renowned Japanese architectural firm Maki and Associates, the Bihar Museum is one of South Asia's finest modern cultural institutions. It displays world-famous stone and bronze sculptures, immersive historical galleries, folk arts of Madhubani, and the celebrated 3rd-century BCE Didarganj Yakshi.

INR 100 (Indians), INR 500 (Foreigners) View Spot →
Buddha Relic Stupa, Vaishali

Buddha Relic Stupa, Vaishali

Near Abhishek Pushkarni, Vaishali, Bihar 844128

Originally built of mud and bricks in the 5th century BCE by the Licchavi republic, this stupa enshrined their eighth share of Gautama Buddha's mortal ashes after his cremation. Archaeological excavations here in 1958 uncovered the stone casket containing authentic bone relics, ashes, a copper punch-marked coin, and gold leaf, now preserved at the Patna Museum.

INR 20 View Spot →
Golghar, Patna

Golghar, Patna

Near Gandhi Maidan, Patna, Bihar 800001

Commissioned in 1786 by Captain John Garstin to prevent famines, Golghar is an architectural marvel built without internal supporting pillars. Its massive 29-meter beehive structure features twin external spiral staircases of 145 steps that climb up to an open summit platform providing panoramic sweeping vistas of Patna city and the flowing Ganges River.

INR 20 View Spot →
Kumhrar (Ancient Pataliputra Excavations) Hidden Gem

Kumhrar (Ancient Pataliputra Excavations)

Kumhrar, Patna, Bihar 800026

Kumhrar is the premier archaeological site uncovering the ancient imperial capital of Pataliputra, ruled by Chandragupta Maurya and Emperor Ashoka. The excavated ruins showcase polished sandstone pillar bases from the legendary 80-pillared Mauryan hypostyle hall, ancient brick drainage canals, and the monastic complex of Arogya Vihar.

INR 25 View Spot →
Padri Ki Haveli (St. Mary's Church) Hidden Gem

Padri Ki Haveli (St. Mary's Church)

Patna City, Bihar 800008

Founded in 1713 by Roman Catholic Capuchin friars and redesigned in 1772 by Venetian architect Tirreto, Padri Ki Haveli is the oldest church in Bihar. The church features grand neoclassical columns, arched ceilings, and a historic cathedral bell gifted in 1782 by Prince Bahadur Shah of Nepal in gratitude for medical care.

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Patna Museum (Jadu Ghar)

Patna Museum (Jadu Ghar)

Near Kotwali Thana, Buddha Marg, Patna, Bihar 800001

Established during the British Raj in 1917, the Patna Museum is housed in a stately Indo-Saracenic palace combining Mughal and Rajput design cues. The museum showcases over 50,000 priceless artifacts including a 200-million-year-old fossilized pine tree trunk measuring 53 feet in length, Buddhist terracotta figurines, and sacred relic caskets.

INR 20 View Spot →
Sabhyata Dwar (Civilization Gate)

Sabhyata Dwar (Civilization Gate)

Ganga Riverfront, Samrat Ashok Convention Centre, Patna, Bihar 800001

Standing 32 meters high on the serene riverfront campus of Samrat Ashok Convention Centre near the Ganges, Sabhyata Dwar is taller than the Gateway of India. Built of red and white sandstone in Mauryan architectural style, it features inscriptions celebrating Megasthenes, Ashoka, Buddha, and Mahavira, with an Ashoka lion capital crowning its summit.

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Takht Sri Patna Sahib (Gurdwara Harimandir Ji)

Takht Sri Patna Sahib (Gurdwara Harimandir Ji)

Harmandir Gali, Patna City, Bihar 800008

Takht Sri Patna Sahib is one of the five highest spiritual seats (Takhts) of Sikhism, built at the exact birthplace of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who was born here in 1666. Reconstructed in gleaming white marble by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the shrine preserves personal relics of the Guru including his childhood golden cradle, swords, and sacred sandals.

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Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Vaishali

Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Vaishali

Abhishek Pushkarni lakeside, Vaishali, Bihar 844128

Built by the Nipponzan Myohoji sect under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii in 1996, the Vishwa Shanti Stupa in Vaishali is a pure white pagoda rising gracefully beside the historical Abhishek Pushkarni tank. It houses sacred relics of Lord Buddha and four niches featuring gilded bronze statues illustrating his profound teachings.

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