Son Bhandar Caves, Rajgir
Rajgir, Bihar, India
Nearby attractions
Rajgir (Ancient Rajagriha)
Rajgir, Bihar
The first Magadhan capital in a bowl of five hills — cyclopean walls, the Buddha's Griddhakuta peak, hot springs, Jain temples and Jarasandha's akhara of legend.
Rajgir Hot Springs (Brahmakund)
Rajgir, Bihar
Sacred sulphur springs bubbling from Vaibhava hill into a warren of kunds and temples — a bathing pilgrimage since the Buddha's day.
Cyclopean Wall & Bimbisara's Jail, Rajgir
Rajgir, Bihar
The 40-km ring of undressed stone that walled ancient Rajagriha, and the stone-walled enclosure where King Ajatashatru is said to have imprisoned his father Bimbisara.
Rajgir Nature Safari & Glass Bridge
Rajgir, Bihar
A hillside zoo-safari and eco-park with Bihar's first glass skywalk over a ravine — zip-lines, suspension bridges and Nalanda-hills adventure.
Vishwa Shanti Stupa & Ropeway, Rajgir
Rajgir, Bihar
A gleaming white Japanese-built Peace Pagoda on Ratnagiri hill — four golden Buddhas and hill-and-valley panoramas, reached by Bihar's first chairlift ropeway.
Ghora Katora Lake, Rajgir
Rajgir, Bihar
A hill-ringed lake in the Rajgir valley with a giant 70-ft Buddha rising from the water — reached by eco-friendly horse-cart or pedal boat, no motors allowed.
Jethian–Rajgir Buddha Walk
Rajgir, Bihar
A pilgrim trek through the Jethian valley on the ancient path the Buddha walked from Rajgir to Nalanda — forested hills, villages and an annual Dharma Walk.
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara & Silao (Khaja)
Nalanda, Bihar
The modern Pali-Buddhist deemed university reviving Nalanda's learning, and nearby Silao — famed across Bihar for its flaky, layered khaja sweet.
Nalanda Multimedia Museum & Glory of Nalanda
Nalanda, Bihar
A 3-D animation museum bringing the rise and fall of the great university to life, beside the Hiuen Tsang memorial and Nalanda's lotus gardens.
Nalanda University Ruins
Nalanda, Bihar
The red-brick bones of the ancient world's greatest university — monasteries, stupas and lecture halls where 10,000 monks from across Asia once studied logic, medicine and the stars, until the libraries burned in 1193. A UNESCO site radiating quiet grandeur.
Nalanda Archaeological Museum & Xuanzang Memorial
Nalanda, Bihar
The museum of Nalanda's finds — bronze and stucco Buddhas, seals and manuscripts — beside the memorial hall to the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang who studied here.
Nalanda Sarai Mound & Surajpur Baragaon
Nalanda, Bihar
The Surya temple and great tank of Baragaon beside the Nalanda ruins — a living Chhath-and-Surya pilgrimage on an ancient mound.