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Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Bihar
Explore 3 sacred places in Bihar, India, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Showing 1-3 of 3 sites in this regional guide
Hinduism
Ajgaivinath Dham Shiva Temple, Sultanganj, Bihar
Sultanganj, Bihar, India
On a rock island in the Ganga at Sultanganj, Ajgaivinath holds a rock-carved Shiva linga that the river continually bathes....
Islam
Dargaah Makhdoom Husain Balkhi, Maner Sharif, Patna, India
Bihar Sharif, Bihar, India
At Maner, west of Patna, lie two dargahs: the Bari Dargah of the thirteenth-century Suhrawardi saint Makhdoom Yahya Maneri, who made the town a centre of Islamic learning,...
UNESCOBuddhism
Mahabodhi Temple and Bodhi Tree, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
The Mahabodhi Temple marks where it happened—where a man sat down beneath a pipal tree and, after forty-nine days of meditation, achieved complete liberation from...
Key questions
Bihar sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Bihar?
- This regional guide currently includes 3 sacred sites in Bihar, India.
- Which traditions are represented in Bihar?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam.
- Can I view Bihar sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.