Agam Kuan and Shitala Deviअगम कुआँ
The unfathomable well tied to Ashoka's cruel years, beside the Shitala Devi shrine.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWherePatna, Bihar
Magadh
Magadh
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyGulzarbagh, Gulzarbagh station
EntryFree
About Agam Kuan and Shitala Devi
A brick-lined well 105 feet deep and said to be unfathomable, which tradition ties to Ashoka before his conversion, when he is supposed to have thrown his enemies and his brothers into it. Coins and offerings still go in. The Shitala Devi temple next to it, where the goddess of smallpox is worshipped with seven pindis, draws a steady local crowd. Small, strange and worth twenty minutes on the way to Kumhrar.
What to see and do
- The 105-foot Mauryan-period well
- Ashoka legend of the hell well
- Shitala Devi temple with the seven pindis
- Kumhrar ten minutes away
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