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Darbhanga

District headquarters Darbhanga · Mithila

The Raj's red palaces and Anand Bagh, Shyama Mai temple on a cremation ground, Kusheshwar Asthan's birds, Mithila painting.

Darbhanga
© RANJEET KUMAR · CC BY-SA 4.0
How far is Darbhanga
Muzaffarpur → Darbhanga69 km1½ h
Patna → Darbhanga126 km3 h
Bhagalpur → Darbhanga194 km4½ h
Gaya → Darbhanga228 km5½ h

Road ≈ 1.3 × straight-line, ~40 km/h. Measured to the district HQ.

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Places in Darbhanga we have written up

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Darbhanga

Hidden gem · A day; two with Madhubani

Darbhanga

Palaces of the Mithila Raj, in the land of Madhubani

Inside: Darbhanga Fort (Qila) · Anand Bagh & Nargona palaces · Shyama Mai temple · Chandradhari Museum · Maharajadhiraja Lakshmeshwar Singh Museum · +3 more

Kusheshwar Asthan

Hidden gem · Half a day; a dawn start from Darbhanga

Kusheshwar Asthan

A Shiva temple and a bird wetland in the Kosi backwaters

Also in the district

Smaller stops — the kind the state tourism board lists and nobody writes about. Worth it if you are passing, rarely worth a dedicated trip.

  • Anand Bagh Palace

    Nargona Palace, now the university; Raj Darbhanga.

  • Shyama Mai temple

    Kali on a funeral pyre of a Maharaja.

  • Ahilya Sthan

    Where Ahilya was freed by Rama's touch, Kamtaul.

  • Kusheshwar Asthan

    Shiva temple + bird sanctuary wetland.

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