Champanagar, ancient Champaचंपानगर, चंपापुरी
The capital of ancient Anga and the nirvana place of the twelfth Tirthankara.
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Anga
Anga
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbyNathnagar, Bhagalpur
EntryFree
About Champanagar, ancient Champa
Champa was the capital of Anga, one of the sixteen mahajanapadas, the city of Karna in the Mahabharata and a port the Buddha visited. For Jains, Champapuri is where Vasupujya, the twelfth Tirthankara, was born and attained nirvana, and both Digambara and Shvetambara temples stand at Champanagar in Nathnagar. The ancient mounds are mostly under the modern town; come for the temples and the idea of the place.
What to see and do
- Vasupujya Jain temples, Digambara and Shvetambara
- Capital of ancient Anga
- Karna and the Mahabharata link
- Mounds of the old city under Nathnagar
- Silk weaving lanes next door
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