Maniyar Math
Ancient site · Mani Naga (serpent deity); later Hindu, Buddhist and Jain use · Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
It is the surviving shrine of the Mani Naga serpent cult named in the Mahabharata and in Buddhist...
A cylindrical brick well-like tower on a walled platform, inside the old city area of Rajgir about 1 km from the hot springs, first recorded by Alexander Cunningham in 1861. The outer face carries damaged stucco figures. It began as a naga (serpent) shrine of the local cult and was later used successively by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.
Plan your visit
- Best season
- September to April" (Bihar Tourism)
- Area
- Rajgir
- Status
- Coming Soon
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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 Maniyar Math important?
A cylindrical brick well-like tower on a walled platform, inside the old city area of Rajgir about 1 km from the hot springs, first recorded by Alexander Cunningham in 1861. The outer face carries damaged stucco figures. It began as a naga (serpent) shrine of the local cult and was later used successively by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.
When is the best time to visit Maniyar Math?
September to April" (Bihar Tourism).
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