Patna photos
8 pictures of Patna in Patna district — Bihar's capital on the Ganga — the beehive-shaped Golghar, the Bihar Museum's Didarganj Yakshi, Takht Sri Patna Sahib, and the excavated pillared hall of Mauryan Pataliputra at Kumhrar. Each is captioned with what it shows; tap any to enlarge the credit. Read the Patna guide.
01 / 08
Golghar - Patna (1)
Sumitsurai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
02 / 08
Gandhi Ghat & the river
Ganga · NIT campus, Ashok Rajpath
Where Gandhi's ashes were immersed in 1948. The Ganga aarti here has grown since 2011; country boats take you across to the Diara sandbanks for sunset. Marine Drive (JP Ganga Path) now runs 20 km along the bank.
Aksveer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
03 / 08
Sunset view of Ganga Ghat
Summit Kumar Shaurya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
04 / 08
Chhath Puja devotees at the ghat with sugarcane and soop baskets
05 / 08
Bihar Museum
Museum · 2017 · Bailey Road, 3 km from the station
Fumihiko Maki's corten-and-glass building holds the Didarganj Yakshi, the Mauryan polished-stone figure that is the single most famous object of ancient Indian art, plus Gupta bronzes, a children's gallery and a regional history that is clear and honest. Allow three hours.
Sumitsurai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
06 / 08
Golghar
Granary · 1786 · Gandhi Maidan west
Captain John Garstin's 29-metre beehive, built after the 1770 famine and never properly used because its doors open inward. The 145-step spiral outside gives the best panorama in the city — the Ganga, the Maidan, the old town roofs.
Botu Yadav · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Sikh · birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh · Patna City, 10 km east
One of the five takhts of Sikhism, on the site of the house where the tenth Guru was born in 1666. White marble, a museum of relics (his cradle, sandals, weapons) and a langar hall that feeds thousands; Prakash Parv in late December fills the city.
Cjsinghpup · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Maner Sharif
Mughal tomb · 30 km · 30 km west on NH-922
Chhoti Dargah, the 1616 tomb of Makhdoom Shah Daulat, is the finest Mughal building in Bihar and the best half-day out of the city; Maner's laddoos are the other reason. See the separate Maner Sharif page.