Ajatshatru Fort
Ancient site · King Ajatashatru · Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
Visitors come for the fort of the king who convened the First Buddhist Council and who is central to...
Remains of thick brick and stone fortification walls attributed by BSTDC to Ajatashatru in the 6th century BCE, with an associated stupa. The adjoining open ground, Qila Maidan, backed by the Ratnagiri hills, is the main venue of the Rajgir Mahotsav.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Rajgir
- Status
- Coming Soon
Festivals
- Rajgir Mahotsav, an annual three-day dance and music festival held at Qila Maidan; recent editions were held in late Nov
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Guide, car and stay around Rajgir
Also around Rajgir
- Litti chokha: The dish people mean when they say Bihari food.
- Sattu sharbat in summer: What Bihar drinks against the heat: roasted gram, water, lemon and salt, sold from carts on every corner.
- Magahi paan: The betel leaf of old Magadh, soft enough to melt in the mouth, grown under thatch in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad and Nalanda.
- The ropeway up Ratnagiri: The ride up to the Vishwa Shanti Stupa, over the hills the Buddha walked, in an open chair or a cabin.
- Rajgir Mahotsav: Bihar's festival of classical dance and music, with a food fair, held in Rajgir each year.
- Silao khaja: A many-layered fried sweet made in Silao, on the road between Rajgir and Nalanda, GI-registered in 2018.
Nearby places
- Rajgir (Griddhakuta): Hills where the Buddha and Mahavira taught
- Saptaparni Cave: It is held to be where the First Buddhist Council met after the Buddha's parinirvana and where Ananda...
- Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Rajgir: Pilgrims come to circumambulate and pray for peace at one of about 80 Nipponzan Myohoji peace pagodas...
- Venuvana: It is the first monastery ever offered to the Buddha and where he spent several rains retreats, so...
- Pippala Cave: Buddhists visit it as Mahakashyapa's dwelling and a meditation retreat; Hindu visitors come for the...
- Jivakamravana: It is the mango grove the physician Jivaka gave to the sangha and where the Buddha was treated after...
- Bimbisara's Jail: Buddhists come because Bimbisara, the Buddha's royal patron who is said to have attained sotapanna...
- Brahma Kund: Bathing in the hot springs is treated as purifying and curative, and the water is believed to be...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Ajatshatru Fort important?
Remains of thick brick and stone fortification walls attributed by BSTDC to Ajatashatru in the 6th century BCE, with an associated stupa. The adjoining open ground, Qila Maidan, backed by the Ratnagiri hills, is the main venue of the Rajgir Mahotsav.
Which festivals are celebrated at Ajatshatru Fort?
Rajgir Mahotsav, an annual three-day dance and music festival held at Qila Maidan; recent editions were held in late Nov.
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