Unexplored Bihar

  Buddha Relic Stupa , Vaishali :- This is one amongst the eight original relic stupas built over the corporeal remains of Buddha. According to Buddhist traditions, after attaining Mahapariniryana, his body was cremated by the Mallas of Kushinagar with royal ceremony befitting a universal king and the mortal remains were distributed among eight claimants including the Lichhavis of Vaishali. Seven others were Ajatshatru the king of Magadha, Sakyas of Kapilavastu, Bulis of Alakappa, Koliyas of Ramagram, A Brahmin of Vethoweep and Mallas of Pava and Kushinagar. This was originally a small mud stups measuring 8.07 meters in diameter raised in 5 th  century B.C. Later during Maurya, Sunga and Kushan periods it was encased with bricks and enlarged in four phases which increased the diameter ti 12.00 meters. The Ayaka projection noticed towards south and east is probabally the earliest examples of Ayakapattas. The most remarkable discovery is the Relic casket of stone

  Vishwa Shanti Stupa ( World Peace pagoda ), Vaishali , Bihar :-   The Vishwa Shanti Stupa is erected according to the teaching of the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) to disseminate love and peace and to create “the pure land” on the earth. The construction of the stupa all over the world was initiated by the most Ven. Nichidatsu Fujii Guruji , after seeing the tragedy of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan , at the end of World War II . The Vishwa Shanti Stupa , vaishali has been built by Nipponzan Myhoji and Rajgir Buddha Vihar Society through contribution of devotees in India nad Japan.The Lord Buddha’s relics have been enshrined on the foundation and on the top of the stupa.The Stupa is designed by Dr. M. Ohoka of Japan .Ovarall hight of stupa is 38m with base diameter of 36 m and dome diameter of 20m. Construction was completed in 1996.

Ruins of the Fort of Lichhavi King Vishal ( Raja Viahal Ka Garh ), Vaishali :   Believed to be the mother of Democracy, Vaishali Garh was once the parliament house of Licchavi’s where more than seven thousand representatives of the federal assembly gathered to legislate and discuss the problems of the day.    Historians maintain that one of the world’s first democratic republics with an elected assembly of representatives flourished here in the 6th century B.C. in the time of the Vajjis and the Lichchavis. To the north of Vaishali, an ancient city in the state of Bihar, India, is located a huge mound of 6 ft x 10 ft high, known as Raja Vishal Ka Garh. Maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Raja Vishal Ka Garh is as a protected monument. Raja Vishal ka Garh, spread over 81 acres and which has a mound near Vaishali village that is believed to be the remains of an ancient parliament house, has thrown up some more remarkable secrets recently: a 50-metre

Ambika Bhawani Mandir , Aami :- Ambika Bhawani Mandir also known as Maa Ambika Asthan is situated in the village Aami in Saran District of Bihar. The primary deity is Sati Ambika Bhawani. The idol worshiped is in form of “Pinda” made from soil. The temple contains a yagya kund built in Dwapar Yuga by Raja Daksha Prajapati. The Temple is in the structure of a fort surrounded from all sides on the bank of Ganga River .It is believed that river Ganga never touches the fort even during flood .   In the sanctum, there is a kunda beneath the deity, in which the water level always remain the same. It is believed that Ma Bhawani fulfils the desire of devotees, who put in their hand in the kunda to pick out some object of blessing, which they need to keep by hiding from others till wishes are fulfilled. According to Puranas, the place is considered the highest Shiva Tandava Dance stage in the whole world. According to Markandeya Purana, this is the place where King Daksha, the so

Thawe Temple, Thawe, Gopalganj :- The holy place of Maa Thawewali is situated in Thawe in Gopalganj District in Bihar, INDIA. Maa has arrived here from her another holy place Kamrup, Assam where she is well known as “Maa Kamakhya” on the prayer of her great devotee “Shree Rahshu Bhagat Ji”. Maa also known as “Singhasini Devi ”. This holy story pertains to about 14th century AD. King ‘Manan Singh’ from ‘Chero’ dynasty was ruler of ‘Hathuwa’. Although Manan Singh was a devotee of Maa Durga but he was having a proud nature. He claimed to be the greatest devotee of Maa Durga and did not like other saints and religious persons. People were not happy with the King due to his unkind nature and behaviour. The fort in which the king resided was located at present ‘Thawe’.  One ‘Rahashu’ lived in the same village who was a true devotee of ‘Maa Kamakhya’. People used to call him ‘Rahashu Bhagat’ to convey their respect to him. Once there was a great famine in the state of Hathuwa.