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Patna, is capital of Bihar.

The ancient name of Patna was 'Patliputra' and it was the capital of the Magadha empire.

[edit] Get in

Being an important center in eastern india, it has got fine rail connectivity with all parts of country, with many superfast trains & Prestegious Rajdhani Express between New Delhi and Patna, Daily filght from New Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi, Chennai, Hydrabad, Banglore and Lucknow.

"Sampoorna Kranti", "Vikramshila Express", "Jansadharan Express (all sitting)" are good trains offering non stop direct service between the two cities if you are travelling from Delhi to Patna or vice versa. "Sampoorna Kranti" runs from Delhi around 5:20 p.m.local time and reaches Patna around 7:00 am the next day. You may book the ticket online at the Indian Railway's website.

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[edit][add listing] See

• Golghar - Captain John Garstin had built a Golghar for the storage of foodgrains for British army with the storing capacity of 140000 tons on 20th July 1786.

• Patna Museum and Gandhi Museum near Gandhi Maidan

• Har Mandir Saheb - The birth place of 10th guru of Sikhs, Guru gobind Singh.

• Kumhrar - Ruins from the time king Ashok.

• Mahatma Gandhi Setu, the bridge over the river Ganges connecting Patna and Hajipur.

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Play golf at the golf club situated downtown!

Take a boat-ride in the Ganges.

Visit Kumharar(Ashokan Pillar).

Planetoriam

Patna Zoo

Visit places adjoining to Patna like Nalanda(the ancient university), Rajgir(sacred Buddhist & Jain place, with hot springs & rope-way), Vaishali(birthplace of Mahavira).

[edit][add listing] Buy

Madhubani Paintings can be bought from emporiums at Mayura Lok, a shopping center located on "Dak- Bunglow" road.

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• Litti chokha is a local specialty. Litti is primarily ball shaped stuffed preparation. The shape may be varied to oval/ flattened by gently pressing the ball. The shell is made of wheat flour. The taste of litti very much depends on the filling.The essential ingredient of filling is gram flour. Preparation of the filling is a fine art and requires a delicate combination of condiments and spices. The filling is amorphous and not runny. This is filled in the shell, sealed and then baked to perfection. Chokha accompanies litti. This is a preparation of smoked eggplant/brinjal or tomato. The smoked tomato or eggplant is mashed and dressed with mustard oil, coriander leaves and shredded green chilies. Mustard oil gives a distinct flavor to the chokha.

• Chaat - Though chaat is a very popular snack item throughout India, the special thing about Patna Chaat is its authentic tamarind flavor, as opposed to the sweet and salty Delhi Chaat, which many people may not like for its double tone. Take the opportunity to relish "samosa chaat" or "tikki chaat".

• Sweets, especially Peda and Kalakand, which are preparations of condensed milk from Sudha Dairy Parlours. The sweets however must be consumed within 7 days.

• Anarsa is one of the finest sweet delicacies of Bihar. It has rice flour shell with khoya filling. The upper shell has white til.

• Dahi(curd) Chura(beaten rice) Chini(sugar) is favourite food of North Bihar especially Mithila region.
• Makhana is soft fruit grown in water. It is light fried and with little salt it serves the purpose of light snacks.

• Tilkut,Khaja are other delicacies of Bihar

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Sattu-pani is among the popular drinks.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Hotel Chanakya, R, Block , Patna.  edit

• Hotel Maurya
• Hotel Ashoka

[edit] Get out

• Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautam Buddha achieved enlightenment

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