A Land Of Myriad Marvels , perpetually
washed by the Blue waters of Bay of Bengal , endowed
with rich Cultural Heritage of old world charms and
Beauties of Nature. It is a caldascopy of splendor
of the past and present glamour.
To the west is the state of Bihar, with the
religious center of Bodhgaya, a sacred place for
both Hindus and Buddhists. To the south, in the
state of Orissa, are three temple cities. Foremost
is Bhubaneswar, a town in which there once stood no
less than 7000 temples, 500 of which have survived.
Largest of these is the great Lingaraja Temple,
dedicated to Lord Shiva.
This state offers to tourists a variegated wealth of
Indian Civilization, history and culture coupled
with exquisite scenic beauties and wild life. Within
its precinct are located, places like Rajgir and
Patliputra, ancient capital of mighty Magadhan
empire, Vaishali-the first republican state the
world; Bodhgaya where lord Buddha attained the
supreme enlightenment, Nalanda-the great seat of
international learning and Patna Saheb-the birth
place of Guru Govind Singh, the last Guru of the
Sikh.
