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The temple is dedicated to
Lord Vishnu and many devotees visit the temple in large numbers every
day. Within the temple premises, it has an ancient hot spring where
devotees could take a dip before offering their prayers. Travellers can
also visit nearby destinations like Nalanda, Bihar Sharif and Pawapuri
which are in proximity to Rajgir.
Travelling to these places
are very convenient as regular buses and tourist vehicles are easily
available. Just 10 km from Rajgir is Nalanda, where travellers can visit
the ancient ruins of the university.
After visiting the ruins at
Nalanda, one can head to Bihar Sharif which is located 25 km from Rajgir.
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Getting There
You can easily
get regular trains and buses from other major cities of the country to
Rajgir.
Loknayak Jai Prakash International
Airport, Patna is the nearest airport, about 100 kms, for Rajgir. There
are regular flights to/from Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Lucknow, Mumbai, and
Katmandu from this airport.
Rajgir has a railway station of
its own which is linked with other cities by a whole range of trains. The
nearest convenient railhead is at Gaya, about 78kms. From Gaya, there are
daily trains for Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bangalore. Taxis can
be hired from the railhead for Rajgir.
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