Tourism in Bihar
The state of
state. Bihar is home to many tourist attractions and is visited by large numbers of tourists from all over the world.[1] Around total 6 million tourists visit Bihar every year.[1]
Deo Sun Temple in Aurangabad
Gautama Buddha, Mahavira, Guru Gobind Singh, Chandragupta Maurya, Vātsyāyana, Sher Shah Suri, Maa Tara Chandi Temple, and many other great historical figures.[3]
Bihar ranked 8th in the top 10 states/UTs of India in number of foreign tourist visits in 2017.[4] The year 2019, saw highest number of tourists in Bihar, with over 35 million tourists, including 11.9 million foreign tourists.[5]
Monuments and museums
Monuments of Bihar
Museum in Bihar
Monuments
Main articles:
Monuments of National Importance. Furthermore, Archaeological Survey of India has recognized 30 additional monument as protected monuments in Bihar. These monument identifier is monuments and distributed across the Bihar
.
Archaeological
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Historical sites |
Forts |
Inscription sitesAncient cities
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Museums
History museums |
Archaeology museums |
Craft museumsScience museums
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Religious tourism
Bihar one of the most sacred place of various religions like
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also situated in Bodh Gaya. A Mahavir Mandir, Patna having second highest budget in North India after the famous Vaishno Devi shrine.[7]
Dharmic religions
Dharmic religion pilgrimages in Bihar
The term '
Vikramshila University. Magadha emperor Ashoka the Great became a Buddhist and made Buddhism state religion and spread its doctrine
, in different parts of India and abroad.
The capital of Bihar,
Bala Preetam stayed here in 1728[13]
Kamaldah Jain Temple is the oldest Jain temple in Patna built in 18th century. This temple belonging to digambar sect of Jainism, is dedicated to Neminatha, the 22nd tirthankara. This place has traditionally been associated with the birth of the renowned Jain teacher, Sthulabhadra
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Hindu pilgrimages
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Sikh pilgrimages
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Buddhist pilgrimages
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Jain pilgrimages |
Abrahamic religions
and it was built by Parvez Shah, son of Jahangir, in 1621.Roman Catholics. . Holy Saviour Church of Arrah
is also historically important site.
In 2012, the Universal House of Justice announced the locations of the first local Baháʼí Houses of Worship that would be built. One of the specified locations was in Bihar Sharif, Bihar, India.[14] In April 2020, the design for the Bihar Sharif House of Worship was unveiled.[15] In February 2021, a groundbreaking ceremony for the temple was held.[16]
Islam pilgrimages
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Christian pilgrimages |
Bahai pilgrimages |
Architectural tourism
Architecture of Bihar
The first significant architectural pieces in Bihar date back to the
Indo-Saracenic
Architectures.
Building
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Gate |
Forts
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Statue |
Ecological tourism
National parks, sanctuaries, and safaris
National Park, Sanctuary and Safari
National park |
Sanctuary
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SafariBotanical and zoological park
Water bodiesLake and Waterfalls 
Hills and caves
Adventure tourism
Event tourismDeepawali, called the Karthik Chhath. The Karthik Chhath is more popular because winters are the usual festive season in Bihar .
Cultural tourismGastronomical tourismEducational tourismIn the past, tourism in the region was purely based on ]Tourists
Connectivity and accessBihar is also an important transit point for the tourists dropping in from the other states of India. Bihar is well-connected by air, rail and road transport.
Patna has its own airport known as Airport Patna . It is a national airport and it is connected to all major cities of India via daily flights.
Gaya Airport is the only international airport in Bihar and Jharkhand which 96 km from Patna. It is an international airport which is connected to Colombo, Sri Lanka through two airline operators: Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore, and Bhutan.Third Domestic Airport is Darbhanga Airport.
Bihar is strategically located in the main line of the East Central Railway and therefore connected with important cities of India and most cities within Bihar.
The cities of Bihar are well connected by public transport including both private and government transport. The cities are interconnected as well as connected with the capital. The roadways also connected to adjacent states and regular bus service is available for different cities of adjacent states like Gaya, Ranchi and Jamshedpur .
See also
References
External links Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bihar.
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