Rajgir City Guide
Travel to Rajgir, one of the most magnificent destinations for the travellers. Dive into the countless beauty of Rajgir rich heritage & history. Make your travel to Rajgir an experience of life time. Rajgir Tourism will offer you ample opportunity to show your best travellers skills.
Rajgir is an important Buddhist destination in India. The place is enveloped by river Banganga and 5 hills. Surrounded by the rocky hills, once a great city now remained as a a small village to tell about its its glorius past. Rajgir is famous for rock-cut caves, forts, Buddhist ruins, shell inscriptions, Hindu and Jain temples and Muslim tombs. Rajgir Travel will enable you to explore some of the fascinating tourist spots in Rajgir like the Swarna Gufa, Ajatshastru Fort and Vultures Peak.
While on your tour to Rajgir do not miss to visit Venuvana Vihara, a much loved retreat of Lord Buddha gifted to him by King Bimbisara. The Griddhakuta or Vulture's Peak is yet another one. This is believed to be the spot where Lord Buddha preached many sermons and presently it is the site of the Shanti Stupa or Peace Pagoda built by the Buddhist Sangha of Japan. The Saptaparni Cave where the first Buddhist Council was held is also one of the principal tourist attractions of Rajgir.
The Amravana or Mango Garden which once served as the dispensary of Royal physician Jivaka is still visited. There are as many as 26 Jain Temples located on a hill top in Rajgir and these too are frequented by a large number of tourists. A cave chamber hollowed out of a single rock is believed to be King Bimbisara's treasury and this Swarna Bhandar is also an interesting place to visit in Rajgir.
Places of Interest
Saptkarni Caves - On the Vaibhava hill are the Saptkarni caves where the first Buddhist Council was held. The Saptkarni cave is also the source of the Rajgir hot Sulphur springs that have curative properties and are scared to the Hindu's.
Saptadhara - From the foot of the Vaibhava Hill, a staircase leads up to the various temples. Separate bathing places have been organized for men and women and the water comes out from spouts through the Saptadhara or seven streams believed to find their source behind the Saptkarni Caves up in the hills. The hottest of the springs is the Brahmakund with a temperature of 45°C.
Griddhakuta or Vultures Peak - On the Griddhakuta/Vultures Peak, the Buddha set in motion his second Wheel of Law and for three months every year during the rainy season preached his disciples about it. The Buddha Sangh of Japan has constructed a massive modern stupa, the Shanti (peace) stupa at the top of the hill. One can climb up to the top along a bridle path but the aerial chairlift is far more exciting.
Jarasandha Ki Baithak - Above the hot springs on the Vaibhava Hill is a rectangular stone sculpted by the forces of nature, which appears to have been used as a watchtower. It later become the resort of hermits and is popularly known as Jarasandha Ki Baithak after the name of the King Jarasandha.
Swarna Gufa - The Swarna Gufa is around six km from the railway station. It is believed that there is a treasure house of gold still hidden here. It is said that if one can decipher the inscription engraved here, the doors to the golden vaults would open.
