Bihar Government has decided to develop ‘Shaktipeeth’ Tourist Circuit on the lines of Buddha and Jain Circuit. DPR is being prepared for the project. All the ‘Shaktipeeth’ temples spread over in different parts of the state would be covered in the circuit Thawe (Gopalganj) and Ugra Tara temple (Saharsa), Tripur Sundari temple, Lali Pahari mandir, [...]
Bihar would soon boast of an another zoo in the state. Government has decided to setup a new zoo at Mrig Vihar Rajgir. It was revealed by State Wildlife Council that CM Nitish Kumar himself took interest in the proposal and a decision on this regard was taken on Saaturday. Nitish said a large number [...]
Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park – the Lungs of Patna is on the verge of revamp. Several amenities inside it is getting upgraded. The Roads are being widened, foothpaths are being constructed on the resonance of a developed Patna. Additional sitting facilities are being made and three fountains are being installed in the lake. Over 20 [...]
Much awaited Bihar Museum would be finally designed by a Japanese firm Maki & Associates . It was disclosed by by Culture minister Sukhda Pandey on Thursday. Mumbai based Opolis Architects would also contribute to the Architectural Design. They have been selected after screening the proposals of 26 agencies. The Project’s deadline is March 2015. [...]
Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) on Tuesday conducted the roadshow in Kolkata as part of Discover Bihar Campaign to attract domestic tourists to Bihar. As part of this campaign the rich cultural Heritage of Bihar and the emerging tourists destinations are being showcased. BSTDC is conducting these roadshows in 10 Indian cities – Hyderabad, New [...]
Discover Bihar – Bihar is luring outsiders to come and discover the new Bihar themselves, the real portrait of Bihar. A whooping sum of around Rs 200 crore is expected to be brought in the next 2 – 3 years by private players to develop tourism. The State’s biggest attraction continues to be link to [...]
Bihar has been the originating place for Jain religion. There are innumerable Jain Heritage which depict the rich past of Bihar. Almost every district of Bihar has some elements of Jain Heritage. Here we present a few prominent Jain Pilgrimage Destinations in Bihar which together constitute the Jain Circuit. Patna Kamaldah (Patna City) : [...]
Sufism has a very old bond with Bihar. The Qadri order and Suharwardia order have their origins in Bihar. There are hundreds of holy places associated with Sufi saints in Bihar where Sufism is still a thriving tradition and many important Sufi centres still continue to flourish. Here we present few of them Manersharif About [...]
Bihar Tourism Department is seriously developing Gandhi Circuit. Recently several places where Mahatma Gandhi spent time during Satyagraha has been highlighted and plans are in pipeline to develop them. With Gandhi Circuit coming up Bihar would easily attract thousands of Foreign Tourists who actively visit for Gandhi. Here we present some of the sites which [...]
Bihar has immense Tourism Enthalpy, There are hundreds of less known sites which have significant place in our History. Hundreds of tales are associated with them. The Latest in such is Ramayan Circuit in Bihar. Various places in Bihar whose reference occurs in Ramayan are included in this Circuit. These places are well known among [...]
