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WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Ara House
It is a huge and magnificent building situated near Maharaja Collegeat Ara, two km from
the Ara railway station.The building is famous as Veer Kuer Singh's house. King of the erstwhile
Jagdishpure state,Kuer Singh had valiantly fought the Britishersin 1857, and had kept several
Britishers captivein the Ara House. Jain Museum Located 2.5 km from the railway station on Jail Road,the museum has rare collection of Jain literarytexts
Jagdishpur Fort
Situated 15 km from Araon National High way 34 is the Jagdishpur sub-divisional town
which is known for being the birth place of VeerKuer Singh.Every year on April 24, the Bihar
government organisesa function here to celebrate 'Vijayotsava' in memory of Kuer Singh's victory over the Britishersin 1857.
Aranyadevi Temple
Situatedat Gopali Chowk, two km from the Ara railway station, is an old and famous temple of goddess Shakti.
Chandwa
Two km west from Ara town is the birth place of former deputy prime minister of India ,Babu Jagjiwan Ram. There's a 'samadhisthal' of the great leader here.
Jain Temples
There are scores of Jain temples in and around Ara which are worth seeing. |
