Ekangarsarai
Ekangar Sarai
Ekangar | |
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humid (Köppen ) | |
Max. summer temperature | 47 °C (117 °F) |
Min. winter temperature | 4 °C (39 °F) |
Ekangarsarai is a census town and corresponding community development block in Nalanda district of Bihar state, India.
As of 2011, its population was 6,672.[1]
Geography
It is located at 25°13′0″N 85°14′0″E / 25.21667°N 85.23333°E at an elevation of 55 m above MSL.[2] This small city is very close to Rajgir pahari.
Demographics
As of 2011, the
Archaeology
There are a number of archaeological sites in Ekangarsarai block, of which the most widely documented is the former Buddhist monastery of
Telhara
Chief among the archaeological sites in the block is the Buddhist monastery of
Mandhachh
12 km northwest of Telhara and 6 km northwest of Ekangarsarai. This site contains a 3 acre mound, known locally as a garh, located on the southeast side of the village and bearing artifacts identified with the
Around half a kilometer west of the mound is an auxiliary site known as "Mahādev sthāna", where a few steles are placed on a medium-sized mound underneath a
Ekangardih
9 km east of Telhara and 2 km east of Ekangarsarai. The archaeological site includes abandoned temple complex, now overgrown with vegetation, a low structural mound, and scattered sculptural and architectural remains. Additionally, a local temple complex known as "Jagdambā sthān", half a kilometer north of Ekangardih Mor on the left side of the Gaya-Bihar Sharif road, houses a number of Brahmanic as well as Buddhist sculptures, presently revered as murtis. Atnother find site was at Kundwapara, a small locality half a kilometer east of Ekangardih Mor, where there was a black basalt Buddhist stele, half buried in the ground and stylistically dated to the 11th-12th century, depicting important scenes from the Buddha's life. The various find sites at Ekangardih feature a mix of Buddhist and Brahmanic elements that are chronologically indistinguishable, indicating that the religions coexisted here at the time.[3]
Other sites
At Dhurgaon, located 9 km northeast of Ekangarsarai, there is a 20-acre mound which is mostly covered by the present village. Remains found here include brick fragments, potsherds, and both Buddhist and Brahmanic sculptures depicting a crowned Buddha as well as Harihara and Ganesh. Another site is Dumari, 2 km north of Nischalganj, on the Bihar Sharif-Ekangarsarai road. A 3m tall mound, locally called a garh, yielded potsherds and sculpture fragments.[3]
Excavations at Pilich, 3 km north of Badi Math, yielded an abundance of black stone sculptures. Oral tradition holds that this village's name is derived from "Pilindavacagrāma", after the Buddhist teacher Pilindavaccha. Additionally, Biswas and Majumder identified the village of Alama, located some 6 km north of Badi Math, with the ancient Armikagrāma. Potsherds, sculptures, iron implements, and building remains.[3]
At Oap, 3 km west of Nischalganj, there is a 10m high mound covering an area of 1 acre, with remains from the Northern Black Polished Ware period, BRW, black ware, red ware, and grey ware, alongside sculptures, both Buddhist and Brahmanic.[3]
The site of Shankardih is 5 km north of Badi Math, on the Bihar Sharif-Ekangarsarai road, and 2 km east of Pilich. There are large quantities of pottery from Northern Black Polished Ware, red ware, black ware, and grey ware. Structural remains cover a large area, although encroachment of modern settlement and cultivation has covered up some of the site.[3]
The village of Jamuawan, 13 km southeast of Ekangarsarai, has a mound with an area 57 decimals, with Pala period sculptures as well as a slab inscription from the 12th-13th centuries CE. At Khirauti, 4 km north of Nischalganj, there is a mound 9m high and 1 acre large in the southern part of the village. Buddhist and Brahmanic sculptures.[3]
The site of Shibnagar, located about 9 km east of Ekangarsarai, has a 6m tall mound yielding red ware and black ware. Most of the mound is covered by the current village. A temple complex known as "Mahādev sthān" houses some old sculptures.[3]
In the southeast of the village of Aungari, 5 km south of Ekangardih, is a temple complex called Aungārīdhām, which possesses a number of old sculptures.[3]
Transport
Schools
- ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
- R.L.World
- Rockford International School
- Delhi Public School, Ekangarsarai (coming soon)[when?]
- S.S. Academy
- Vidya Jyoti School
- Dev international public school
References
- ^ a b c "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Nalanda, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 25–101, 528–567, 726–727, 784–800. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Map and weather of Ekangarsarai
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Biswas, Pampa; Majumder, Shubha (2014). "Recent Archaeological Explorations in the Nālandā District of Bihar: Study on its Sculptural Heritage". Pratnatattva Journal of the Dept. of Archaeology. 20. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Start and end points of National Highways". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
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