Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Nalanda-Pawapuri

About Me: Hi I am Subrata,a regular follower of Shilpi's "My Recent Trips". First of all I would like to thank Shilpi for his wonderful effort of sharing his personal travel experience with us. This blog helped me a lot in some of my trips and inspired me to share my personal experience as well. I hope you will enjoy reading this. In case of any query, please feel free to comment on the post or send mail in "dutshilpi@gmail.com" or "sarkar.subra@gmail.com".


About Rajgir: Rajgir is a city in Nalanda district of current Indian state Bihar. The city was in a valley surrounded by seven hills: Vaibhara, Ratna, Saila, Sona, Udaya, Chhatha, and Vipula. Mention of this place in many epics and historical scripts; add more to its historical values. This was the first capital of the kingdom Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Mahabharata has mentioned stories of Jarashanda, the King of this place and his fight with Pandavas. As per legends Bhim, the 3rd Pandav split Jarasandha in two halves and threw those facing opposite to each other so that they could not join. This place is also mentioned in many of the Buddhist and Jain scriptures. Rajgir is also famous for its association with Kings Bimbisara and Ajatashatru. Ajatashatru kept his father Bimbsara in captivity here and also credited with moving the capital to Pataliputra (modern Patna).

Duration of the Trip: It was a 2 days and 3 night’s trip from Howrah. We started on Friday night and return back to Howrah at Monday early morning.

Transportation: We board Danapur Express (12351) from Howrah station at 8:35 PM on Friday and reached Bakhtiyarpur at 04:52 AM next i.e. on Saturday. From there we booked a taxi for Rajgir.
For returning back, we used the same way i.e., first booked a taxi from Rajgir and came till Bakhtiyarpur and then board the same Danapur Express (12352), at 10:09 PM and reached Howrah at 06:35 AM next morning.
Ticket cost Rs. 229 for Sleeper classes, Rs. 585 for 3 tiers AC, Rs 790 for 2 tiers AC for each and for Rs 1329 for 1 AC.
There are many other trains for Bakhtiyarpur from Howrah like Udyanabha Toofan Ex., Amritsar Exp., Amritsar Mail, Vibhuti Exp, Lal Quila Exp, Janta Exp and many more.

Details of Trip:
Day 1: After getting down at Bakhtiyarpur Jn., we hired a taxi to reach Rajgir, cost us Rs 400/-. On the way to Rajgir, we stopped at a place. That place is famous for its Peda. I never had such delicious peda in my life before. We ate few peda and packed some more for future and again started for Rajgir. After reaching there at about 7:30 am, we headed to the
Hotel Triptee.
Near Nawlakha Mandir, Rajgir
Mob: 09304260974
They have their booking office at Kolkata as well, adress is:
306 B.B. Ganguli St,
Kolkata 12,
Ph 033-65699787, 09330481359, 09230615866
We were four people in the group. So booked a four bedded room in Rs. 500/-. The hotel was hygienic and good. It had a restaurant along with it and that was also good.
Hotel Triptee's
 We got freshen up and had our breakfast with Kachaori, Alu Sabji and Jalebi followed by Tea. The specialty of tea in Rajgir is, they put a brunt charcoal in the milk and prepare tea out of that. It tastes awesome.
The hotel owner helped us renting a car for Bodhgaya trip. The car charged us Rs. 1000/- on the agreement of taking to Bodhgaya trip, showing the important visiting places on the way and bring back to Rajgir. We started by 9:15. The places we visited were
Maniyar math, a cylindrical brick shrine, dedicated to the presiding deity of Rajagriha - Mani Nag.
Maniyar math

Bimbisara's Jail made by Ajatashatru to imprisone his father, Bimbisara. But Bimbisara could continue to see Gridhakuta and the Buddha through a window. But the jail is almost vanished by now. We can see the ruin of a circular structure with turrets at each corner.
On the way we saw the Holi site of Pind Daan. We didn’t go to the place it was just a sight from falgu river bank.
From Falgu River - Gaya

We reached Bodhgaya at about 12 noon. As per Legends, Prince Gautama Siddhartha sat in meditation under a bodhi tree in this place. After three days and three nights of meditation, Siddharta attained enlightenment and insight, and the answers that he had sought. There after he was known as Goutama Budhdha. The Bodhi tree is known as Maha Bodhi Briksha, still can be seen in the Bodhgaya campus.
Maha Bodhi Briksha
Maha Bodhi Temple
Lord Budhdha inside Maha Bodhi Temple

The main attractions of that place are Maha Bodhi Temple and Maha Bodhi Briksh. Other than those temple and tree, there are 10-12 temples made by different countries like Tibet, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka and many more. Another attraction of Bodh Gaya is Great Statue of Buddha. The statue is 80 ft in height.
Thai Temple - Bodh Gaya

Tibetan Temple - Bodh Gaya
Chinese Temple - Bodh Gaya
The Great Buddha Statue
One can fine the foot steps of Lord Budhda and some cute Little Budhdhas also in Bodh Gaya.
Foot Steps of Lord Budhda
Cute Little Budhdhas
Show on life of Gautam Budhdha is used to be conducted in Bodhgaya auditorium. Duration of the show was 45 mins to 1 hr. We went for the show which was just awesome. Entry ticket is of Rs 30/- for Indians and Rs 150/- for foreigners.
Other than this there is no entry fee in any of the temples in Bodhgaya. We had to buy ticket of Rs 20/- for camera to take it inside the Maha Bodhi Temple. Car Parking cost is also Rs 20/-
We started from Bodhgaya for Rajgir by 3:30 pm. On the way we had our lunch with roti, Paneer Masala and typical Bihari pickle. We reached to our hotel by 6 pm. After having some tea and evening snacks we went for Lakshmi Narayan Temple which was near to the Rajgir main bus stop and was 5-10 mins walking distance from our hotel and Naulakha Temple just beside of our Hotel.
Naulakha Temple

After visiting the temple we roamed around in the city for some more time. By 10’O clock we came back to our hotel and finished our delicious Bengali dinner with rice, dal, aalu posto, cauliflower curry, fish curry and chatney.
Day 2 : We had our Rajgir special breakfast with the same menu as the earlier day and decided to go for Rajgir local sightseeing. Instead of booking a car, we decided to take the ride of Tanga, the horse driven cart. After a long bargaining we were able to make the driver ready for Rs 150/-. Though there was RaniDhanno and no Basanti, still I was feeling that I am Viru of Sholey. I even took the pleasure of driving the cart in times as well. We visited almost all the historical places of Rajgir on this day. Those were
Our Tanga

Ajatashatru Fort, as the name implies, was built by King Ajatashatru of Magadha to strengthen the defenses of his capital Rajgir. Though the fort doesn’t exist anymore, the ruins of this fort, built on the Ganges in the sixth century BC, can be seen now days.
Saptaparni Cave is the place where the First Buddhist Council was held under the leadership of Maha Kassapa. Also Buddha sometimes stayed there, and it was used as an accommodation for visiting monks.
Brahmakund is a natural hot water spring. King Bimbisara used to take his bath there sometimes. This spring is believed to be very holy among Hindus. I too had a plan to take bath in that spring. But it was not at all clean. So I simply drop the plan.
Bramhakund

Venuvana is a bamboo grove given to Lord Buddha by Bimbisara, which was the first Buddhist monastery ever. It was given to Buddha so that he and his monks could take rest here, and give discourses to people.
Legend says site of Jarasandha ka Akhara has witnessed one of the most important battles in the Mahabharata war, between Bhim and Jarasandh. In this furious battle Jarasandha was subdued and killed by Bhim.
As per legend one wheel of Jarasandha’s chariot has been tapped in mud in this place. Still there are some marks which the local people used to treat as the mark of the wheel. Hence this place is named as Rath ka pahiya.
Marks of chariot wheel

We also visited one temple of Jarasandha in Rajgir.
Jivakarama is a monastery donated to Buddha by Jivaka, the greatest physician of Buddha's time.
Swarna bhandar is hollowed out of a single massive rock; these cave chambers have separate doorways, leading to the treasury of king Bimbisara, which is still undamaged. Inscriptions on the wall in the Sankhlipi or shell script give the clues to open the doorway.
Sone Bhandar

Sone Bhandar
Rope way in Rajgir is one of the unique ropeways. Unlike ropeways of other places, it is having only single chair and doesn’t stop anywhere. One has ride on and get down while it is on move only. It takes one to Biswa Santhi Stup situated in top of the hill and again takes back to the place from where it started. Ticket for per person is Rs 60/- for both way journey.
Rope way at Rajgir

Gridhakuta is the hill listed in Buddhist canonical texts as one of the places stayed in by the Buddha when at Rajgir; and several notable events, including an attempt on his life by his evil cousin Devadatta occurred there. It is a major destination for pilgrims in both ancient and modern times. It is now crowned by the Japanese-built Shanti Stupa and has a chairlift to the top.
Biswa Santhi Stup is designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace. Most (though not all) have been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885–1985), a Buddhist monk from Japan. There are 80 such Biswa Santhi Stups around the world. Rajgir is having one of them.
Gate of Biswa Santhi Stup

Biswa Santhi Stup

We reached back to our hotel at 2 pm and had our lunch in the hotel’s restaurant. After finishing lunch, we took a car and started for Bakhtiyarpur by 3 pm to catch our train. On the way decided to visited Nalanda and Pawapuri. Car fare was Rs 500/-
Nalanda is famous for being a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century. History records this as one of first great university of that time. Many students from China, Sri Lanka and many other countries used to come to learn Buddhism at Nalanda University. There was nothing more to see in Nalanda than the ruin. But still it gave an elegant felling. Entry ticket for Indians is Rs 20/-. We spend 4 pm to 5:30 pm for visiting Nalanda and then started for Pawapuri.
Ruins of Nalanda University
Ruins of Nalanda University
Ruins of Nalanda University
Ruins of Nalanda University

There is a Jain temple in Pawapuri which is located in between a lake. This place is famous as Mahabeer Jain has gained his Moksha from this place. The temple is a symbol of excellence of architecture. No camera is allowed inside the temple.
Way to enter Pawapuri

Pawapuri Temple

With that we finished visiting of places and headed to the station. On the way, we took a small break at Silaw, as the place is very famous for “Khaja”. We ate some sweets and packed more.
We reached station at 8:30 pm. Our train was at 10:10 pm. We had authentic Bihari Litti-Chokha as dinner and got into train.

Disclaimer: I have tried to provide as much as details is possible for the trip. For any further clarification please feel free to contact me.

Shilpi Dutta Mukherjee : As per the contributor of this post, this trip had been made in Jan’2011. There are chances that price and timings has got changed. Please check with Indian Railways, hotels and the local authorities about current timings and rates.
89 Responses
  1. Anonymous Says:

    good one..


  2. Hi, friends, It is really nice post. Rajgir is a famouse accient and historical old city. Rajgir is famous for it rock caves, forts, Buddhist ruins, shell inscriptions, Hindu, Jain temples and Muslim tombs. For more info visit us sasaramdihra.blogspot.com



  3. Susovan Saha Says:

    I am planning to visit Rajgir soon and hence hope this will help me a lot. can you give some idea about visiting Vaishali from Rajgir? It was not clear to me when you visited Pawapuri and Nalanda university....Thanks for the detailed write up.
    ---Susovan


  4. Ankan Says:

    Thank u very much for this nice and detailed description of the tour that u people have made.It is of great help to us.We friends are planning to go to RAJGIR in the month of december.THanks a lot for this description.ANKAN(ankandey07@gmail.com)


  5. @Susovon : The trip for Pawapuri and Nalanda were made while coming back to Bakhtiyarpur from Rajgir.

    The Author of this post hadn't visit Vaishali, hence he doesn't have much inform regarding that place.


  6. @Ankan : Its great to know that you like the posts. You will look forward for your update about the trip.

    Wish you a very happy journey.. :)


  7. HT Nguyen Says:

    Greeting from Vietnam,

    Many thanks to Abir Mukherjee, your posted information are very usefull for me because I am going to Bodhgaya next Jan,2012 (about 2 weeks) then Varanasi & Kushinagar or Lumbini. Could you help me to know more about my destination? Once again thank you very much & wish you are always happy, strong & young to go on ...

    HT Nguyen, Vietnam


  8. Subrata S. Says:

    HT Nguyen,

    Thanks,

    Lumbini is in Nepal and the other two places Varanasi (around 300 km from rajgir) & Kushinagar(500 km from Rajgir) are in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.


  9. Thanks Nguyen.

    I will be happy to answer your query . Please elaborate what exactly you want to know!


  10. Ankan Says:

    @Abir ...we are going to rajgir on 23rd of this month..and thanks for the information...i have posted my comments earlier also...and the interesting thing is that..we have booked hotel TRIPTI where you people stayed...lets see how joy full we can make our trip...thanks..


  11. @Aankan: Wish you a very happy journey... :)


  12. From: Subrata Sarkar [sarkar.subra@gmail.com]
    Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:45 AM
    To: shilpiabir@gmail.com
    Subject: Fwd: Rajgir Tour

    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    From: pratap mallick [mallickpc@rediffmail.com]
    Date: 15 Feb 2012 07:02:29 -0000
    Subject: Rajgir Tour
    To: silpiabir@gmail.com, sarkar.subra@gmail.com

    Going through your Rajgir Tour details over the net, it is good to
    preview the details , thank u for the same. We have planned to visit
    in March'12 which will help our tour. One thing you are not giving the
    details of Hotel Triptee. If possible write the details. Is there any
    other hotel (for middle class) within the budget? if so give the
    contact no.

    Thanks a lot
    Pratap


  13. Hi Pratap,

    Below is the address for and phone number for Hotel Triptee in Rajgir.
    Hotel Triptee.
    Near Nawlakha Mandir, Rajgir
    Mob: 09304260974

    They have their booking office at Kolkata as well, adress is:

    306 B.B. Ganguli St,
    Kolkata 12,
    Ph 033-65699787, 09330481359, 09230615866

    Subrata and team were a four people group and they had booked a four bedded room in Rs. 500/-.

    Please let us know if you have any other doubt as well..

    There are other budget hotels as well. But we don't have their details. Sorry for the inconvenience.

    Wish you a very happy journey in advance and do share you experience ..

    Regards,
    Abir


  14. A very special comment for My Blog:

    On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Parbati Paul wrote:
    I AM MRS.PARBATI PAUL, ASSISTANT COMISSIONER OF KOLKATA WOMEN POLICE,LALBAZAR.TRIPTEE'S HOTEL IS MY HUSBAND'S HOTEL.AFTER HIS DEATH, I AM WONER.I HAVE A SON.HE IS DR.DEBAJYOTI PAUL( MBBS ).WE ARE IN KOLKATA. THANKS FOR YOUR BLOG......MRS.PAUL.


  15. Anonymous Says:

    which station will be best to reach to visit rajgir- Bakhtiyarpur stn/rajgir stn


  16. If your train has stop at Rajgir, then opt for Rajgir. Else Bakhtiyarpur will be good...


  17. Anonymous Says:

    Hi,
    I want to visit Rajgir in first week of december, How is the weather there. is it too cool? we have our child and how is the transport between Bakhtiarpur station to Rajgir.IS the car available and how is rent.
    It will be more helpful if you can provide some more info for other hotels. Thanks in advance

    Rajen Ghosh


  18. It will be cold there.. For Baktiarpur to Rajgir cars are available on rent rent will be with in 800-100 rs.

    Sorry,as I didn't search for any other hotel so can't give any exact details but there are quite a few hotels in the same place we stayed. You can check out there...


  19. Hi,
    We are plan to start Rajgir on 3rd Jan, So, I get connected with Hotel Triptee. But they are saying that kolkata office is no more exist; so deposit the 60% money to their A/C, then only they can book our rooms. Now my question is that is they are reliable? will we deposit the money in their a/c? Please suggest.


  20. Another question is that: Will we get the cab from Bakhtiyerpur Station or will we book the cab in advance?


  21. You can book cab from Baktiyarpur station itself.


  22. @Kamalesh,

    My friend who visited the Rajgir and wrote this post, he had a good experience with Tripti Hotel. Also, of you follow all the comments in the post, you can see the owner of this hotel is Assistant Commitionar of Kolkata Womens' Police. So, they are be trustworthy..

    But if you are not confident, do not take any risk and try for some other hotels.

    Here is a list I could get,
    http://www.holidayiq.com/budget-hotels-in-rajgir-5-758-7.html

    Hope it will be helpful. Let me know if you have any further question.

    Thanks and Regards,
    Abir


  23. Raktima Paul,SaltLake Says:

    Dear Abir,
    Please check yourself the standard of any hotel before recommending.
    As per our SUMO driver, TRIPTI hotel is the worst maintained hotel in Rajgir. Nobody now goes there except the marriage parties. We booked this hotel as per your recommendation and this decision ruined our holiday. It is a dampy hotel with stinking toilet,no light,food quality is very low. Manager Subal Saha took Rs.1900 for Gaya-Bodhigaya trip by TATA_SUMO when the actual rate is Rs.1400. Even he used to take commission from Tongawallas also. We are so disgusted that I prefer not to comment anymore.


  24. Dear Mrs. Raktima Paul,

    Thanks for your valuable feedback. I am extremely sorry for you if your holidays' have been ruined.

    But I would like to inform you that I am not a travel consultant or not getting any commission for recommending any hotel. In this blog I just share travel experience of my known or anyone else who is interested in the sharing their experience and the owner of this post had a fairly good experience with this hotel.

    However, I am here to provide information not for recommendation.

    Thanks and Regards,
    Abir


  25. Anonymous Says:

    Dear Raktima,
    Dont be so angry with the hotel quality of Rajgir.Recently I visited Rajgir and I was to share my experience with all of you and I never suggest any1 to ve a family holiday tour to Rajgir. yes I agree that there are huge importance from historical or mythological point of view, but it is a typical urban bihari village without any tourist facility.

    I booked my ticket to Bakhtiyarpur with my family and my aged parents on AC-2tier but I was unable to get down into the station because the train gate was jammed by all local peoples. They dont know the meaning of reservation. So i have to get down into patna and from there I rent a car with Rs.1900 to come to rajgir. I reach there around 7.30pm there and then I visited 10-15 hotels but I saw all hotels are of same standards. all with dirty room and soo dirty toilet all rooms are colored with gutkhas.
    I rented a car from the local stand he took 700 for nalanda and 1500 for budhgaya.
    Another concern is there in Rajgir all car owner are scared from tanga Raaz. I requested the car to visit the local sites but he joins his hand and said plz dont request me, else Tangas will breaks my car. if you want u must have to visit by tangas, no way. There are so many Tourist information center but I never saw any one there. it is totally a interior place without any tourist facilities.


  26. Anonymous Says:

    Actually I am now in Rajgir with my wife and staying in Hotel Rajgir. It is also very mediocre hotel. We reached here on 26th and searched a lot of hotels. All were very dirty,very tiny room,with dirty toilets. There is no geyser in most of the hotels, one even told me to bathe in hot springs,if I needed hot water! Lastly,I chose this hotel,they supply hot water @Rs 15/bucket. Loadshedding is a regular phenomenon here. They supply power by a generator but when the power cut occurs for more than 3 hours,the generator also breaks down. My earnest request to everyone is don't try to compare the hotels of Rajgir with other popular hotels of famous tourist spots. Most of the hotels here are of typical Bihari village type which lack basic modern amenities. Anyone, the place has so much spots with great historical importance.


  27. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Arka Sengupta wrote:

    Dear Abir, your travelogue website is a blast !! Great job buddy. I tried to post this into your blog, but some technical snag didn't allow me, so thought of writing personally instead.

    I am visiting Kolkata after almost two years with my first child, five month old son Siddhartha. It was a magical feeling during the second trimester of my wife's pregnancy early last year when the ultrasound technician at the New York Presbyterian hospital announced "IT'S A BOY". We decided to name him Siddhartha and I had resolved to visiting a place associated with Budhhdadeb on my next trip to Kolkata. Rajgir was the obvious choice since that's the only place I could think about squeezing in my tight schedule of two week's vacation coming up on third week of January. Initially at a loss how to plan the trip, a few google searches returned your fab piece and that helped me greatly to squeeze in a plan of Rajgir/Nalanda in a two day quick trip. I will be leaving Kolkata on Jan 23rd night by howrah patna duranta express returning on 26th morning by patna howrah garib rath. Two quick questions I had for you and will be a great help again if you have some input

    1. Do you know how much a taxi would cost from Patna to Rajgir? I saw the distance being about 100 KM so shouldn't take more than 3 hours at the worst.
    2. The Tripti hotel you stayed, do they have water closets in the bathroom? Sorry, ten years of living abroad has spoilt my toilet habits.

    Thx a lot,
    Arka Sengupta

    PS : I see you work in computer software industry. Do you come to US at all ? If you ever happen to be in New York area, please give me a holler. Will be great meeting you personally.


  28. Hi Arka,

    Thanks for te Appreciation, its mean a lot for me.. :)

    To Answer your two question,

    1. I am not sure about the taxi fare. But if the distance is 100 km, it should not be more than 2000 rs(18 rs/ per km).
    2. About Triptee hotel, if you see the recent few comments in the Rajgir post, the budget hotels in Rajgir is not that clean and so I am not sure how comfortable you will be in those hotels specially with a kid of few month. So its better opt for a better hotel. Check the below list,

    http://www.holidayiq.com/Popular-Rajgir-Hotels-Resorts-Reviews-Ratings-Tariff-Rates-758-5-yes-destination.html?tarrif=&resortTypeId=&ic=new

    Thanks and Regards,
    Abir


  29. alik chatterjee.kolkata Says:

    Its very helpful for us as we are planning to visit rajgir.All required details are there.


  30. Anonymous Says:

    Amazing blog...could you post some pictures of hotel triptee??


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  33. Unknown Says:

    Very useful information for any trveller. Thanks very much


  34. Anonymous Says:

    Tour is good but Hotel Triptee is the worst hotel of rajgir , don't stay there. We have booked from kolkata and got worst rooms so we have to sift another Hotel, even they not refund money.


  35. Amit Says:

    Don't book Hotel Triptee,it is the worst hotel of rajgir.


  36. rina Says:

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  37. Surajit Says:

    This is really helpful Post for me, I am planning to visit this place in coming December. Thanks again.


  38. Ratnadip Says:

    I visit rajgir and booked tripti hotel so present status of tripti anybody knows so share thanking with regards pradipb75@gmail.com Pradip Baerjee Thanking you


  39. Unknown Says:

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  40. Unknown Says:

    Good one nice awesome


  41. Debottom Chakrabarty Says:

    Nalanda & Pawapuri: You can book a cab of your preference from Mr. Rakesh Kumar of Nagraj Travels (09304960164) or you may hire an AC Innova @1500/- from Hotel Mahalaxmi. After arriving Nalanda wait a while for Mr. Kamla Singh as your guide @150-200/-. He is not only humble, sincere and informative but also fluently speaks Hindi & English. Without a proper guide visiting Nalanda is a proper nuisance I think. Except the archaeological site of Nalanda, Nalanda Museum (Friday closed) and Hiuen Tsang Memorial Hall are worth visiting. If you have sweet tooth, try to taste famous ‘khaja’ at Silau which is in between Nalanda & Rajgir.
    In Pawapuri the beautiful Jalmandir is the only place to visit. Don’t spare your valuable time to visit other worthless places like Samosharan and bla bla temples.

    Rajgir: There is no option to roam about Rajgir except tanga which costs 400-500/-. Though the tangawala will promise to show you a plethora of places, you stick to visit only three exclusive places namely the Shanti Stupa, Hot Spring & Virayatan. The ropeway has a break time from 12:50 to 14:00. Try to remember the timing.


  42. D Chakrabarty Says:

    Recently I visited Rajgir-Nalanda-Pawapuri-Bodhgaya Circuit and would like to share my first-hand experiences with you.

    Train: The best train from Howrah to Bakhtiyarpur is 12303 Poorva Ex. The second best is 12351 Danapur Ex (04:53 at Bakhtiyarpur). As the check-in time in Rajgir hotels is 09:30, it’s convenient to travel in Danapur. But never ever think of travelling in Sleeper Class. At least 3AC is must. Remember you are in BIHAR!

    Hotels: Rajgir is actually a typical Bihari suburb, so be prepared for ‘chalta hai’ type of hotels. Your search for the hotels should be limited from the bus stand to Digambar Jain Temple region. Out of them Hotel Mamata is not a bad option. You may contact Abhishek Patel (07478767749) or go to www.hotelmamta.co.in or mail to support@hotelmamta.co.in for direct booking. Hotel Mahalaxmi (09334509202) might be another choice. But never try to book Hotel Rajlaxmi as the ambience of the hotel is utterly disgusting. Moreover there is a fair chance to be trapped by the hotel for booking cars or tanga as there is a commission system prevailed in Rajgir hotels. And Hotel Triptee ? It simply stinks ! That’s all !! Don’t try to smash your whole holiday trip by booking this hotel !!!

    Lunch & Dinner: If you are a typical Bong and can’t even dare to think to have a meal without Aloo Posto (aloo jyada and posto abnormally kom!) and blade-cut Rohu fish, you may opt for Triptee. The owner of Triptee is extremely sweet-sounding but at the same time hardcore professional at her level best! Otherwise Jheel Marwadi Basa is OK.


  43. Unknown Says:

    भाई आपकी २०११ की ट्रिप है पर कमेेंंट मै अभ्‍ाी कर रहा हॅू पढ़कर अच्‍छा लगा,आवश्‍यक जानकारी है , वह टांगा उसे बिहारी भाषा मेंं टमटम कहा जाता है मै जब पूर्णिया जिला बिहार मेंं था तब सभी बिहारी भाईयोंं को यह कहते सुना है।


  44. Unknown Says:

    Your information is really good and complete to anyone who is eager to trip to RAJGIR


  45. rajib Says:

    I want to visit to Gaya-Rajgir-Nanalda..Direct train to Gaya is available from my place..just want to know Why staying at Rajgir was preferred not at Gaya...which place is best suited to stay if my return train is too from Gaya Jn.


  46. Ankita Singh Says:

    Veryn useful and interesting Article. Thanks for sharing us.


  47. Unknown Says:

    Very helpful trip guide.


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