Rajgir

  

  Rajgir:   

                                    

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My name is Sylvia Sen Gupta. If you love to enjoy visit of Rajgir , you should see the writing part along with photographs until the end to get a proper guidance of that particular destination, which would make your travel easy and comfortable.

                                                               

Rajgir is a  historic town at  the district  of   Nalanda  in  Bihar  . Rajgir  means  “ The city of kings “. The name Rajgir means in sanskrit is Royal Mountain. Rajgir was the capital  of the Pradyota  dynasty ,Haryanka dynasty ,the Brihadratha dynasty and the Mauryan empire. The city is famous for historical figures  because of  “The Buddha “, and “The Mahavira”, Gautama Buddha spent several months meditating  at Rajgir while Mahavira spent fourteen years of his life at Rajgir with spiritual activity  .The Rajgir city holds a place for Hindu, Buddhist and Jain scriptures.The town is importants for Hinduism  Jainism and Buddhism. Rajgir town is also popular and famous  for its natural spring towering and landscape.The city lies between 25.0296 ⁰N latitude and 85,4216 ⁰E longtitude . Rajgir is situated at an elevation of 73 meters (240 feet )above the sea  level.The modern town is situated close to the Rajgir hills while the valley is surrounded by seven  hills are Chhatha hill ,Vaibhara hill ,Vipula hill, Saila hill, Sona hill , Ratha hill ,and Udyaya hill. River Panchana flows through the outskirts of the town. Rajgir is influence by subtropical  climate with hot summer ,mild winters and a monsoon season. The city is dry,warm in summer which exist from March to October. Rajgir ‘s maximum temperature is 44⁰C(111.2  ⁰F ) and minimum temperature  6 ⁰C(42 .4  ⁰F ).The average rainfall of the city is 1,860(mm).The rainfall take places between mid –June to Mid –September .Rajgir  exist from Mahabharata time. Rajgir was the capital of Haryanka dynasty.It was the ancient capital city of the Magadha kings .Shishanaga founded Shishunaga dynasty and Rajgir  use to be considered  as their capital before it was moved to Pataliputra. Ajastastru ‘s son move capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra . Rajgir is associated with the founders of both the religions Jainism and Buddhism . The Chinese  Buddhist  pilgrims particularly Faxian and Xuanzang  visited here .According to Xuanzang that the site is divided into old  Rajgir and New Rajgir .The modern town is look  different from Old  Rajgir. Type of tourist site available in    Rajgir  are : Vishwa Shanti   Stupa,  Boar's Cave, Rope way, Son Bhandar Caves, Rajigir  wildlife safari,

                                                              

Veerayatan Jain Museum, Saptaparni Cave,  Ajatshatru Fort, Makhdum Kund,  Pant Wildlife Sanctuary, Glass bridge, Maniyar Math, Pandu pokhar eco adventure resort, Venu Van, Swarn Bhandar.  Type of festival / fair are available in Rajgir : Rajgir Dance Festival, Sonepur Mela, Nag Panchami Festival, Pitrapaksha Mela, Chhath Festival,Chatta Puja ,Holi ,Saraswati Puja,Dusshera ,Diwali and Bhaiya Dooj. Type of handicraft  and art  are available in Rajgir are: Swati Handicraft, Mahavir Handicrafts, Murti Ghar, Maa Sharda Handicrafts Centre. Type of cuisine  are available in  Rajgir are : North Indian cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Thai cuisine , Korean cuisine,  Chinese cuisine and  Bihari cuisine. Type of accomodation   available  in Rajgir are: Hotel Nalanda Guest House, Kameshwar Bhawan, HOTEL VIJAY (VIJAY NIKETAN), Hotel Diamond Plaza, Lagnalaya- Your Next Home, Marwari Bhojanalaya, Hotel Anand Lok, Hotel Sarada, The Nalanda Heritage, HOTEL DIAMOND VIHAR etc. Type of Transport  available in Rajgir  are : Air services , Rail services , Road services,Bus sevices, Taxis and Tongas. Rajigir to Railway station  the distance is about 800.0 m and Rajigir to Airport  the distance is about 71.2 km. 

                                                               

  

 

   

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