Historic Gole Ghar of Patna

The Golghar or Gol Ghar (गोलघर), ("Round house"), located to the west of Gandhi Maidan in Patna, capital of Bihar state, India is a granary built by Captain John Garstin, in 1786.

After the devastating famine of 1770, which killed nearly 10 million people in regions of Bengal, Bihar and modern day Bangladesh, Warren Hastings, then Governor-General of India, ordered the construction of this beehive shaped structure for the purpose of storing grains for the British Army . It was conceived and built by Captain John Garstin, an engineer with the East India Company , and has a storage capacity of 140000 tons, it construction was completed on 20 July 1786. A beautification drive of the structure was set in 2002.The building has a foundation of 125m, and a height of 29 m. It is pillarless with a wall of thickness of 3.6 m at the base. One can climb atop the Golghar through the 145 steps of its spiral stairway around the monument. The spiral staircase was designed so as to facilitate the passage of the coolies, who had to carry grain-bags up one flight, deliver their load through a hole at the top, and descend the other stairs.

Historic Gurdwaras of Patna

Patna, formerly known as Patliputra, is the capital of the state of Bihar, in the region of Eastern India. It is home to five historic gurdwaras built on ancient sites significant to Sikhism which commemorate important events involving the gurus of Sikh history. The shrines are dedicated to the memory of:

• First guru, Nanak Dev.
• Ninth guru, Teg Bahadur.
• Tenth guru, Gobind Singh, Teg Bahdur's son and successor, who began life as Gobind Rai.

Annual gurpurab festivities are held in Patna to celebrate the birth of Guru Gobind Singh.

Gurdwara Pahila Bari aka Gurdwara Gae Ghat

Gurdwara Pahila Bari commemorates the worship site of early followers of Sikhism. While on his travels during the early 1500's, Guru Nanak stayed with a confectioner named Jaita, who opened his home to people who congregated to hear the Guru's message. The gathering became known as Gae Ghat Sangat. In the 1980's a new building was constructed. The gurdwara houses two relics:

• A rebeck supposed to have belonged to Mardana, Guru Nanaks' traveling companion.
• A grinding stone thought to have been used by Mata Gujri, Guru Gobind Singh's mother, during her stay in Patna.

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Gandhi Setu Ganga Bridge In Hazzipur. The Seance taken in  Winter.

Detail of  Gandhi Setu Bridge. 

• Length of bridge (4.7km): 63 times the Qutub Minar
• Weight of bridge (6.7L tonnes): 50,000 African elephants
• 424 cables for main roadway: can support 900 tons each
• Length of steel wire used (37,680km): Nearly the earth's circumference
• Concrete used: 2.3 lakh cubic metres
• Height of main towers (126m): 43-storey building
• Pile caps: Bridge rests on 135 pile caps, the largest being 55 m in length and 55 m in breadth (half a football field)
• Peak-hour sweat: 4,000 workers and 150 engineers
• During peak hours, around 7,000 to 8,000 cars are expected to use the sea link per hour.
• Two and three-wheelers would not be allowed to ply on the Bandra-Worli sea link.
• 12 cameras will be monitored by MSRDC, traffic police and city police Link will be under the jurisdiction of Bandra and Worli police stations Two policemen on bikes will patrol Shoulders along bridge will allow traffic police to pull over errant drivers.
 

गंगा किनारे पटना की सुबह कुछ इस तरह का दीखता है. इसी किरण के साथ लोगो का दिन चर्या का आगाज होता है.

 

 

 

 

Mahavir Mandir (Hindi: हनुमान मन्दिर) is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Hanuman, located in Patna, Bihar, India. Million of pilgrims visit the temple every year and is the second most visited religious shrine in North India.
The Mahavir Mandir Trust have the second highest budget in North India after the famous Maa Vaishno Devi shrine. The earning of Mahavir Mandir has gone now up to an average of Rs 1 lakh per day.

 

Jal Mandir is a temple in the middle of a lake blooming with lotuses. Legend says that after the cremation of Mahavira, in order to meet the demand for his ashes, a large amount of soil was removed from around the funeral pyre, creating the water-tank. The beautiful marble Jalmandir was later built in the middle of the tank. The temple was built by King Nandivardhan, elder brother of Lord Mahavira. Jal Mandir is built in the shape of "Vimana" and there is a stone bridge about 600 feet in length across it from the bank to the temple.

Kesariya is a small city in Bihar, India. It is famous for being the site of (possibly) the biggest stupa of India, built by King Ashoka. Kesariya used to be called Kesaputta during the time of the Buddha. It was a township of the Kosalans and the residence of the Kalamas. The Buddha once stayed there, on which occasion he preached the Kesaputtiya Suttas (a group of suttas preached to the Kalamas of Kesaputta - A.i.188), amongst which is the famous Kalama Sutta.

Kesariya is located 55 km north west of Vaishali in the state of Bihar in India. In the time of the Buddha, it was known as Kessaputta. The place was the venue where the Buddha delivered His famous Kalama Sutta to the Kalama people. Through this discourse, the Buddha urged His followers to analyse His teachings thoroughly before accepting them. The details of the discourse can be found in the The Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry: Kalama Sutta, Wheel No 8.

Also, as per legends, the Buddha left Vaishali for Kusinara (Kushinagar) in the last year of His life. As He proceeded on His journey, a large group of Vijjians joined Him and declined to leave. When they reached Kessaputta, the Buddha persuaded them to leave. The crowd was unhappy, so just to cheer them up gave His begging bowl. A stupa, later came up at this site to commemorate the incident. This stupa was visited by both Fa-hien as well as Hieun Tsang. Both these Chinese traveller left brief details of their visiting experience to this stupa.

The stupa has five large terraces each of which varies in shape and enshrines a life like statue of Lord Buddha. When seen from above, the stupa gives an impression of a mandala. The stupa was measured by Cunningham who found that the circumference was 1400 feet while the height was 51 feet. He also worked out that originally, the dome of the stupa would have been 70 feet tall. Excavation and restoration work on the stupa is still under process.