Jamui

सिमुलतला, जमुई (Simultala) – Jamui

Raja Bari, SImultala, Jamui

Simultala (Telwa Bazar) is a small town and a hill station in Jamui district of Bihar in India. Simultala is also known as Mini Shimla of Bihar. It is an undeveloped rural area, and a perfect place for tourists looking for a quiet place with a pleasant climate. The weather of Simultala is healthy and if you want to spend near the nature, Simultala is the best place to visit. In the past, people used to stay here for months. These days, tourist stay for many days only to enjoy the natural beauty of Simultala again. Simultala is also called mini Shimla of India.

Dulari Bhawan, Simultala, Jamui

It is an ideal spot for Night Sky Observation and Nature Study. It is still a virgin country with valleys. hillocks, brooks and rivulets.Here you get tranquility, solitude and peace seldom found else where. The sound of silence, the far bigger sky dotted with innumerable twinkling stars and the pristine settings makes one go back to the nosta…

इंडपें गढ़, जमुई (Indpe Garh / Indapaigarh) – Jamui

This is supposed to be the capital of the last local king of Pala dynasty, Indradyumna of 12th century. It was earlier known as Indraprastha.Today only the low brick foundations of buildings survive above ground . About a dozen sculptures, mostly dating to about the seventh century have been found at this place such as Standing Buddha image (61 x 28 cm, ), Standing Buddha torso(66 X 28 cm ), Stone stupa with seated Buddha(H. 61cm, diameter 30.5 cm ), Seated Buddha image(45.5X26.5 cm), Seated Buddha image(50.5 x 30.5 cm ), Seated Buddha image(30.5×23 cm ), Torso of seated Buddha image(40.5 x 39.5 cm number), Four-sided relief with Buddha images(26.5X23 cm ), Terracotta head (H. 11.5 cm. unnumbered),Pedestal of standingfigure(30.5×57 cm), Bhairava image(56 x 28 cm ) all these are kept in the Jamui Museum.

Buchanan-Hamilton visited the site in 1811. He took it to be a fort, in keeping with local tradition.&nbs…

जमुई एवं आसपास के पर्यटन स्थल (Jamui Tourist Places)

Lachhuar Jain Temple, Jamui

Jain Mandir Lachhuar: This is a large and old rest house (dharmsala) of 65 rooms constructed for the Jain pilgrims. There is a Mandir of Lord Mahavira inside the dhamsala. The idol in this temple is more than 2,600 years old. This black stone idol is of weighs around 250 kg. This is situated on the way of Kshatriya Kund Gram, the birthplace of Lord Mahavira. This place is located in Sikandra Block which is about 20 km west from Jamui District Headquarter.

Jhumraj Sthan, Batiya: there is temple of Baba jhumraj located in Batiya (under Sono police station) which is about almost 50 km from Jamui and 55 km from Deoghar..this is one of the most famous temple and crowded temple in Bihar ..where people gathering for their wish and offering male goat as a oblation. Ujju ULA

Mahaveer Vatika Eco Park

Chandrashekhar Singh Sangrahalaya, Jamui

Chandrashekhar Singh Sangrahalaya founded on 16 March 1983.Total numbe…

काकंदी जैन मंदिर, जमुई (Kakandi/Kakan) Jain Temple – Jamui

Kakandi Temple is situated in a village called Kakan, 20 km north of Jamui railway station,19 kms from Kiul railway station and 120 kms from Patna. This is supposed to be the birth place of Suvidhinath, the 9th Tirthankara of Jains. The Jain temple is considered as a popular pilgrim centre of Jain religion.

Kakandi Jain Temple - Kakan, Jamui

Four Kalyanakas (Events of a Tirthankara’s life which are beneficent to the world) namely chayvan, birth, diksa and attainment of omniscience of Suvidhinath took place on this holy land. Bhagawan Suvidhinath is also called Puspadanta. Since this is the holy land of Bhagawan Suvidhinath, the ninth Tithankara of the present group of 24 Tirthankaras. Shri Suvidhinath Bhagwan seated in lotus Posture in white color and Foot-Prints of the deity in black color of length 18 Cms in a shrine in the town of Kakandi (Shve).

Kakandi Jain Temple - Kakan, Jamui

Three epigraphs in the Temple, The first is &nbs…

चंद्रशेखर सिंह संग्रहालय, जमुई (Chandrashekhar Singh Museum) – Jamui

It is situated near the Ashok Town hall.It is founded by Prof. Dr. Shyam Nandan Prasad on 16 March 1983. Various statues of Lord Vishnu, Lord Buddha,. Goddess Uma, Durga, Surya, ancient rocks and terracotta seals etc. are available.

मिंटो टावर, जमुई (Minto Tower) – Gidhaur, Jamui

Minto tower was erected in commemoration of Lord Minto, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India, who visited Giddhaur on 10th Feb 1906. The tower was constructed by Maharaja Rameshwar Prasad Singh ‘Bahadur’ of Giddhour.

It holds a historical importance in modern Indian history and marks the centre of Gidhaur city. Minto Tower is situated at Giddhaur block head quarter, in the middle of Gidhaur Market on the main Jamui-Jhajha state highway. which is 15 K.M East from the district head quarter, Jamui District.

Minto Tower, Jamui

जमुई (Jamui)

Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger. It is part of Munger Division.The town is situated about 60km South-West of Munger.

Historical existence of Jamui has been observed from the period of Mahabharta war. Archaeological and historical evidence shows its close association with the Jain tradition for a long past to the present time. A large part of this area is covered by forest.

There are mainly two hypotheses which have been mentioned by historians regarding the origin of the name of the district Jamui. The first hypothesis said that the name of Jamui derived from "Jambhiya Gram" or "Jribhikgram" village, which has the place of attaining ‘Omniscience’ (Kevala Jnana) of Vardhaman Mahavira a…

जैन मंदिर, लछुआर, जमुई (Jain Temple, Lachhuar) – Jamui

This Jain temple is the gateway to the place believed to be the birthplace of Lord Mahavira. This temple is part of Jain circuit of Bihar and is a popular Jain pilgrimage. Many in Jainism believes and claims that , this place kshatriyakund, not Vaishali, is the birthplace of Lord Mahavir, the tithankar of Jains. The temple is in the Lachhuar near Sikandra in the Jamui District of Bihar.

The birthplace is about 15 km from this place.

Jain Temple Lachhuar Jamui

Built in 1874, the Jain temple and Dharamshala at Lachuar is revered by Jains as it serves as a gateway to Kshatriya Kund Gram, which is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Mahavira. This is a large and old rest house (Dharmsala) of 65 rooms constructed for the Jain Pilgrims. There is a Mandir of Lord Mahavira inside the Dharmsala. The idol in this temple is more than 2,600 years old. This black stone idol is of weighs around 250 kg. This is situated on…

नागी एवं नकटी बांध अभयारण्य, जमुई (Nagi & Nakti Dam Sanctuary) – Jamui

Area : 1.9 sq. kmLocation : Near JhajhaBest Time to Visit : October and JuneSpeciality : Migratory Birds

It is the smallest sanctuary in the state and also a place to look for migratory birds.

Nagi Bird Sanctuary is located in Jhajha Jamui district of south Bihar, near the Jharkhand border. It was declared a bird sanctuary on 25 February 1984 as per Section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The final notification under Section 26A of the act was issued on 4 September 2009. Thousands of migrating birds congregate in the reservoir during the winter season, especially from November to February. The area of the sanctuary is 2.1 square kilometres. It is home to over 133 bird species. There are also a variety of dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies which are yet to be studied and documented. In 2004, Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary was declared an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. The area overlapping with the IBA is 791 ha.

The sanctuary …