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Sight Seeing Highlights
Visit Chausagarh, where in
1539 A.D. Sher Shah overtook the Mugal Emperor, Humayun. Remains of historical
monuments are still visible.
Don't miss the Patna Museum,
there are a good number of Jain Bronze images that date between the Sunga
periods to the Gupta period.
In the Sitaram Upadhyaya Buxar
Museum, you can see a part of the Chausa history through the preserved
terracotta panel fragments, several different types of ancient coins from
ancient Chausa, and several historical stone sculptures of the Sunga and Gupta
time periods.
Other Activities
There is the tomb of Alawal Khan located in the
south area of Sasaram.
Very close to the tomb of Sher
Shah, in Sasaram is the Shergarh Fort. This is a building in form of a castle
of three stories and the home of Sher Shah as a child.
Tourist Information:
Bihar State Tourism Development
Corporation
Beerchand Patel Path,
Patna 800 001. India.
Phone 91-612-2225411
Fax 91-612-2210242
Email bstdc@sancharnet.in
The historic town of Buxar, on the banks of the river Ganga
is in the Buxar district of Bihar. It has been penned down in the glorious
Indian history with the famous Battle of Buxar fought between Mir Quasim and
British in 1764. Even before the famous battle, Buxar has been intertwined in
legends and was a place of pilgrimage amongst Hindus as it was known to be the
place where Rishi Vishwamitra brought Lord Ram as a child to safeguard his 'yagna' from the evil forces.
Just 5 km away from the town of Buxar is the quaint little village
of Ahirauli, which is known for the Devi Ahalya
Temple. Ahilya was
the wife of Rishi Vishwamitra and he cursed her to become a stone statue but
when Lord Ram touched Devi Ahalya, she again became real. The temple had been
dedicated to honour her innocence.
Located on the banks of the River
Ganges, Buxar is an upcoming eco tourist destination with a small town
ambience, historic monuments and added attraction of a pilgrimage centre. Water
sports, exclusive kayaking tours are available for those that are adventurous,
while wanting to explore the nature of the Ganges River. |
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