Places to visit in Nalanda, Bihar

10 places to see in Nalanda, including pilgrimage routes, weekend getaways, monuments & heritage. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.

• Ghora Katora LakeNalanda, Bihar · Lakes & DamsA horseshoe lake in the Rajgir hills with a 70-foot Buddha on an island, reached by tonga.
• Griddhakuta (Vulture's Peak)Nalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe hilltop where the Buddha taught the Lotus Sutra, climbed by the path King Bimbisara laid.
• KundalpurNalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe Digambar Jain site claimed as the birthplace of Mahavira, next door to Nalanda.
• Nalanda Archaeological MuseumNalanda, Bihar · MuseumsThe ASI museum of finds from the Nalanda ruins. Closed Fridays.
• Nalanda MahaviharaNalanda, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe red-brick ruins of the great Buddhist university that taught 10,000 students. UNESCO site.
• Pawapuri Jal MandirNalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe marble temple in a lotus tank where Mahavira attained nirvana in 527 BCE.
• Rajgir Glass Bridge and Nature SafariNalanda, Bihar · AdventureA glass skywalk, ziplines and a zoo safari on the forested hills south of Rajgir, opened 2021.
• Rajgir Hot Springs (Brahmakund)Nalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesHot springs at the foot of Vaibhava hill that have been bathed in since the Buddha stayed here.
• Son Bhandar Caves and Cyclopean WallNalanda, Bihar · CavesJain rock-cut caves with a treasure legend, near the pre-Mauryan stone wall of old Rajgriha.
• Vishwa Shanti Stupa, RajgirNalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesA Japanese peace pagoda on a Rajgir hilltop, reached by a 1969 chairlift or the new ropeway.

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