Hidden gem · Bhagalpur
Vikramshila
Nalanda's sister university, on a bluff above the Ganga
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Hidden gem · Banka
Mandar Hill
The mountain the gods used to churn the ocean
Hidden gem · Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur
Silk city, and a river full of dolphins
Hidden gem · Bhagalpur
Sultanganj
A Shiva temple on a rock in the Ganga
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