
Hidden gem · Half a day to a day
Buxar
Rama's forest, two battles, a Ganga ghat
District headquarters Buxar · Shahabad
Rama's Vishwamitra ashram by legend, two battles that made and unmade empires (Chausa 1539, Buxar 1764), ghats on the Ganga.

| Patna → Buxar | 151 km | 3½ h |
| Gaya → Buxar | 174 km | 4 h |
| Muzaffarpur → Buxar | 198 km | 4½ h |
| Darbhanga → Buxar | 263 km | 6½ h |
| Bhagalpur → Buxar | 395 km | 9½ h |
Road ≈ 1.3 × straight-line, ~40 km/h. Measured to the district HQ.
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Hidden gem · Half a day to a day
Rama's forest, two battles, a Ganga ghat
Smaller stops — the kind the state tourism board lists and nobody writes about. Worth it if you are passing, rarely worth a dedicated trip.
Ramrekha Ghat
Ganga bathing ghat; Kartik Purnima fair.
Buxar Fort
Earthen ramparts, 1054 by Raja Rudra Singh.
Chausa
Battlefield where Sher Shah beat Humayun; Jain bronze hoard found here.
Brahmeshwar Nath, Brahmpur
Ancient Shiva temple; Shivaratri mela.
Nath Baba Mandir
Shrine of a 14th-c. yogi.
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