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| | City Information - Patna, Bihar, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | The Patna city museum exhibiting old sculptures, paintings and other archeological finds; the Har Mandir, one of the holiest Sikh shrines; Kumrahar, a small village on the south of Patna are amongst the other places of interest. |
 | | Excursions include Vaishali a small town known to be the birthplace of Mahavir, one of the Jain Tirthankars;, Nalanda, famous for its remains of Buddhist schools and monasteries; Rajgir, also having remains of Buddhist ruins and the place where Buddha attained Nirvana; Bodhgaya and Varanasi, both major religious centres for Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims. |
 | | Rail   : Patna is situated on the main line of the Eastern Railway and is directly connected by rail with Calcutta, Delhi, Ranchi, Rajgir, Bhagalpur, Bombay, Varanasi, Jammu, Guwahati, amongst other places. |
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