Nawada
A Mauryan cave held to be Sita's refuge, and the Jain tirth at Gunawan.
Nalanda belt
Places around Nawada
- Sitamarhi Cave: It is visited for the Ramayana association with Sita's refuge, and as one of the very few Mauryan...
- Shri Gunawan Ji Tirth: Gautam Swami is held to have attained nirvana at this spot about twelve years after Mahavira's own...
- Sitamarhi Mandir, Nawada: To worship Sita at the cave held to be her place of exile, above all during the annual Sitamarhi fair
More to see and do
Magahi paan
The betel leaf of old Magadh, soft enough to melt in the mouth, grown under thatch in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad and Nalanda.
Leaves grown in bareja, hut-like shelters against heat and cold, by Chaurasia families around Deuri in Hisua block. Folded with fennel and cardamom after a meal.
Yatras through Nawada
- Jain Yatra: Mahavira was born here, renounced here and died here
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