Rajgir - Revision history

14.96.61.157: updated listing Hot springs

2013-05-06T19:15:22Z

updated listing Hot springs

24.130.146.80: updated listing Maniar Matth

2012-12-30T06:19:47Z

updated listing Maniar Matth

Tsyn: /* Sleep */

2012-06-17T10:14:35Z

‎Sleep

Tsyn: /* Get out */

2012-06-17T10:11:58Z

‎Get out

Tsyn: /* By road */

2012-06-17T10:07:45Z

‎By road

115.187.52.171: updated listing Tapodharma/Lakshmi Narayan Mandir

2012-05-11T12:57:55Z

updated listing Tapodharma/Lakshmi Narayan Mandir

Inas at 05:37, 21 December 2011

2011-12-21T05:37:47Z

Sinha.asok: /* By air */

2011-12-21T05:16:34Z

‎By air

Sinha.asok: /* By air */

2011-11-21T08:25:11Z

‎By air

14.96.160.172: updated listing Japanese stupa

2011-11-02T18:28:41Z

updated listing Japanese stupa

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 * <do name="Ropeway" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Enjoy the ride on the ropeway.</do>
-* <do name="Hot springs" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Take a deep bath in a hot spring (Kund).</do>
+* <do name="Hot springs" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">Take a deep bath in a hot spring (Kund).</do>
 ==Buy==

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 * <see name="Chariot Tracks" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">The Chariot Route and shell inscriptions consist of two parallel furrows cut deep into the rock ground for about thirty feet and are believed to have been made by Lord Krishna's Chariot. Several undeciphered shell inscriptions are engraved in the rock around the chariot marks.</see>
-* <see name="Maniar Matth" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Dating 1 century CE, the Maniar Matth is said to be a monestary of a cult which worshipped snakes. Several snake and cobra figurins have been found in the vicinity in excavations.</see>
+* <see name="Maniar Matth" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">Dating 1 century CE, the Maniar Matth is said to be a monastery of a cult which worshipped snakes. Several snake and cobra figurines have been found in the vicinity in excavations.</see>
 * <see name="Sonabhandar" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">This ancient structure is said to be the treasury of Magadh.</see>

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	==Sleep==		==Sleep==
		+	There are a few places to stay near both the railway station and the bus station, and on the 2km road in between. The town has many budget hotels (Double rs 300), as well as Bihar tourist run hotels (Double Rs 1200). 9am checkouts are common, but can often be negotiated before money is exchanged.
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	* <sleep name="Sarada Group of Hotels" alt="" address="" directions="Near Rajgir police station, opposite Ramakrishna Math" phone="(06112) 255005" fax="" checkin="" checkout="" price="Rs 600-1000" url="http://www.sensonmedia.net/hotelsarada.htm"></sleep>		* <sleep name="Sarada Group of Hotels" alt="" address="" directions="Near Rajgir police station, opposite Ramakrishna Math" phone="(06112) 255005" fax="" checkin="" checkout="" price="Rs 600-1000" url="http://www.sensonmedia.net/hotelsarada.htm"></sleep>

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 ==Get out==
-* [[Bodhgaya]] &mdash;  often requires a change of bus in Bihar Sharif
+* [[Bodhgaya]] &mdash;  often requires a change of bus in Bihar Sharif or Gaya
 * Kakolat &mdash; a good waterfall
 [[WikiPedia:Rajgir]]

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 ====By road====
-Rajgir is connected to Patna by road and one can reach there form Patna by using NH 31-82. There are regular buses from Patna to this town. One can also take a rented car to reach the place.
+Rajgir is connected to Patna by road and one can reach there form Patna by using NH 31-82. There are regular buses from Patna to this town. Busses from Bodh Gaya operate twice a day (7am and 2pm) during peak season. Buses from Gaya leave every half hour during the day, even in off season. The bus station is about two kilometers south (down the road) from the train station, and all buses in and out of the town will stop here.
 ==Get around==

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 * <see name="Venuvana" alt="Bamboo grove" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Is said to be a bamboo grove gifted to Lord Buddha by Bimbisara, the then king of Magadh.</see>
-* <see name="Tapodharma/Lakshmi Narayan Mandir" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Tapodharma was the site of an ancient Buddhist monastery over which a Hindu temple is built today. The place has hot water springs which are rich in sulfur and said to have a curative effects.</see>
+* <see name="Tapodharma/Lakshmi Narayan Mandir" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">Tapodharma was the site of an ancient Buddhist monastery over which a Hindu temple is built today. The place has hot water springs which are rich in sulfur and said to have a curative effects.</see>
 * <see name="Saptaparni Caves" alt="also known as Jarasandh's sitting room" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">These caves hosted the First Buddhist Council and were used by early Buddhist monks as resting places as well as centers of debates.</see>

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 Rajgir, meaning the abode of Kings, has been mentioned fist in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata as the capital of Magadh, ruled by the mighty King Jarasandha.  Although the exact time of the origin of this city has not been established, it is estimated by scholars that it must be around 3,000 years old.
-Rajgir has been mentioned in ancient Buddhist and Jain scriptures and also in the travelogues of Buddhist travellers Huen Tsang and Fa Hian who visited India during the Mauryan and Gupta times.  The city is divided in two parts, the old fortified city which lies in the valley surrounded by seven hills (Chhatha, Ratna, Saila, Sona, Udaya, Vaibhara and Vipula) and the new city established by Ajatshatru, the son of Bimbisara and a contemprary of Lord Buddha.
+Rajgir has been mentioned in ancient Buddhist and Jain scriptures and also in the travelogues of Buddhist travellers Huen Tsang and Fa Hian who visited India during the Mauryan and Gupta times.  The city is divided in two parts, the old fortified city which lies in the valley surrounded by seven hills (Chhatha, Ratna, Saila, Sona, Udaya, Vaibhara and Vipula) and the new city established by Ajatshatru, the son of Bimbisara and a contemporary of Lord Buddha.
 Rajgir has been closely related to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism and has played host to Lord Buddha and Mahavira, thus has many archeolgical sites related to Buddhism and Jainism.
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 ==Get around==
 ==See==
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 ==Eat==
-*<eat undefined="" alt="" address="Near Rajgir railway station" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Very cheap, delicious food served by family members of resturant.</eat>
+*<eat undefined="" alt="" address="Near Rajgir railway station" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Very cheap, delicious food served by family members of restaurant.</eat>
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 ==Sleep==
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 * [[Bodhgaya]] &mdash;  often requires a change of bus in Bihar Sharif
 * Kakolat &mdash; a good waterfall
 [[WikiPedia:Rajgir]]

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 ====By air====
-[[Patna]] and [Gaya] are the nearest airports which are connected to the major cities of India.
+[[Patna]] and [[Gaya]] are the nearest airports which are connected to the major cities of India.
 ====By train====

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 ==See==
-* <see name="hghg" alt="" address="" directions="Atop Gridhakuta" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax=""></see>
+* <see name="Japanese stupa" alt="" address="" directions="Atop Gridhakuta" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax=""></see>
 * <see name="Gridhakuta" alt="Vulture's Peak" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">The place is atop a small hill and believed to be a meditating place of Lord Buddha. On the top of the hill, there is a Viswa Shanti Stupa (Peace Stupa) build by the Government of Japan. One can reach the monument by using the ropeway or the flight of 600+ stone steps leading to the top of the hill.</see>