| Introduction | Places of Interest | How to Reach |
| WHAT TO LOOK FOR |
| Bihar Yoga Bharati |
| It is located within the Ganga Darshan Complex in Munger on a powerful energy centre, about 172 km from Patna. It is on the top of the hill overlooking the river Ganga. |
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It was Swami Shivanand who first had the vision of a yoga university when he established
the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy in Rishikesh. Paramhansa Satyanand, who established the
Ganga Darshan Complex in Munger, carried his inspiration forward. He has founded and established the Bihar Yoga Bharati, the yoga university, to preserve and regenerate yogic science. The
university imparts comprehensive yogic education and offers MA, MPhil, PhD and DLitt. |
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| Munger Fort |
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The most important of the monuments at Munger is the ancient fort, built on a rocky eminence projecting into the river Ganges that protects it from west and partly from the north, the other sides being defended by a deep moat. The rampart was provided with four gateways, one on each side, and with circular or octagonal bastions, at regular intervals, carrying the usual battlements. of the gates only the northern gate, called Lal Darwaza, is somewhat preserved, with some carved stones built into it, which originally belonged to some Hindu or Buddhist structure. |
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| Bheembandh |
| Inside the deep Kharagpur forest, 50 km away from the district HQ, there's this scenic spot
with a natural waterfall surrounded by hills from three sides. |
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| Red Fort |
| It's a historic fort, similar to the Red Fort of Delhi and Agra. It has original bricks and
ancientstructurebut it is bereft of its original tower clock which got dismantled during the 1934
earthquake. |
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| Chandisthan |
| It's a small temple situated in the cave of a hillock on the northern flank of river Ganga,
three km from the district HQ. A large number of devotees worship the eyeball that is fitted
inside the temple and revere it as the eye of goddess Parvati. legend has it that this is the site
where one of the eyes of Goddedss Parvati fell while her body was being carried by lord Shiva
on his shoulder. Astrologers and tantriks from across the country gather here during Navaratra
in September-October every year for meditation. |
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| Shaheed Bag |
| It is believed that the maximum number of freedom fighters who laid their lives during the
1942 movement belonged to Munger. Several young boys were killed at Tarapur by the
Tommies while they were hoisting the Tricolour. There's a Shaheed Bag inside the fort premises to commemorate the historic
event. |
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| Peer Naph |
| The body of an ancient Sufi
fakir is believed to be buried on
a hillock on the southern gate of
Munger Fort. This place has
been renovated and a magnificent mosque has come up
there. It is known as Peer Napha
Saheb's mosque. Hundreds of
persons pay their respect at this
mosque, especially on Fridays. |
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| FAIRS& FESTIVALS |
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Maaghi Purnima Mela
The fair is held at Sita Kund every year for a month, beginning on the Maaghi Purnima day. This fair
is famous for sale of wooden furniture of all varieties at affordable prices. Traders from Katihar,
Purnia and Saharsa in Bihar and UP and Assam participate in the fair along with their products. |
| Shivaratri Mela |
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It is an important fair. Elephants and horses are adorned with ancient attires and costumes. lakhs of people assemble here on Maha shivaratri to watch a special play based on the
mythological marriage of lord Shiva with goddess Parvati. |
| Sita-Kund |
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It's a hot water spring,
the water of which cools only
for an hour on the day of
Maaghi Purnima. But no one
knows at what time the water
cools. This hot spring, six km
from the district HQ, is now
enclosed in a masonry reservoir and is visited by a large
number of pilgrims every day,
particularly during the full
moon of Maagh. |
