Hidden gem · Rohtas
Sasaram
A tomb floating on a lake
All regionsShahabad
Shahabad
Forts on the Kaimur plateau, Sher Shah's tomb, a two-thousand-year temple.
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- 9 placesMagadhBuddha, Mahavira and the Mauryan heartland — Bodh Gaya to Nalanda.
- 10 placesShahabadForts on the Kaimur plateau, Sher Shah's tomb, a two-thousand-year temple.
- 5 placesTirhutVaishali's republic, Patna on the river, Maner's Mughal tomb.
- 4 placesChamparanGandhi's first satyagraha, the Kesaria stupa, tiger forest on the Nepal border.
- 6 placesMithilaMadhubani painting, Darbhanga's palaces, the great oxbow lake.
- 4 placesAngaVikramshila's ruins, river dolphins, the silk town of Bhagalpur.
- 5 placesMungerMir Qasim's fort on the Ganga, hot springs, the yoga school.
Hidden gems
Little-visited, often empty, every one worth a day. Combine two or three with an icon nearby.
10 places
Hidden gem · Rohtas
Rohtasgarh Fort
A fort the size of a city, on a plateau in the sky
Hidden gem · Kaimur
Mundeshwari Temple
Possibly the oldest functioning temple in India
Hidden gem · Rohtas
Dhua Kund & Manjhar Kund
Two monsoon waterfalls on the edge of the Kaimur plateau
Hidden gem · Rohtas
Shergarh Fort
Sher Shah's hidden hill fort
Hidden gem · Kaimur
Bakhtiyar Khan's Tomb, Chainpur
A perfect Sur-dynasty tomb in a village square
Hidden gem · Buxar
Buxar
Rama's forest, two battles, a Ganga ghat
Hidden gem · Bhojpur
Jagdishpur & Arrah
Veer Kunwar Singh's 1857 country
Hidden gem · Kaimur
Telhar Kund & Karkatgarh
The Kaimur plateau's two big monsoon falls
Hidden gem · Rohtas
Tutla Bhawani
A goddess in a gorge behind a waterfall
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