Nalanda
November: bestHalf a day to 1 day
Ruins of the great Buddhist monastic university (5th-12th century), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a museum and the Xuanzang Memorial.
Nalanda Mahavihara was one of the world's oldest residential universities, active from the 5th century until the 12th-13th century. The excavated monasteries and temples, including the large Sariputta Stupa, are a UNESCO site. The modern Nalanda University campus is nearby at Rajgir.
November: Pleasant; Chhath and Sonepur Mela
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Things to do
- Walk the Nalanda Mahavihara ruins: UNESCO-listed remains of monasteries and temples.
- Visit the Archaeological Museum: Sculptures and finds from the excavations.
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