Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Nearly six kilometres of bridge over the Ganga between Patna and Hajipur, opened in 1982.
- Where
- Vaishali, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.6219, 85.2071
Get the Mahatma Gandhi Setu stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mahatma Gandhi Setu. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Kumhrar 3.4 km
What is left of Pataliputra: an eighty pillared hall from the Mauryan palace, in a park.
Takht Sri Patna Sahib 3.7 km
The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, and one of the five seats of temporal authority in Sikhism.
Kacchi Dargah-Bidupur Bridge 6.0 km
A road bridge over the Ganga between Patna and Vaishali district.
Sher Shah Suri Masjid 6.4 km
Sher Shah's mosque at Patna, Afghan in its arches, built while he held Delhi.
Patna Museum 6.5 km
The old Jadughar of 1917, holding the Didarganj Yakshi and a casket said to carry the Buddha's ashes.
Golghar 6.7 km
A beehive granary built in 1786 against famine, never filled, with a hundred and forty five steps spiralling up the outside.
Bihar Museum 8.8 km
The Didarganj Yakshi, and how the state tells its own story.
Sonepur Cattle Fair Ground 9.1 km
The ground of the largest cattle fair in Asia, empty for most of the year and enormous for a fortnight.
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Questions
Where is Mahatma Gandhi Setu?
Mahatma Gandhi Setu is in Vaishali, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kumhrar (3.4 km), Takht Sri Patna Sahib (3.7 km), Kacchi Dargah-Bidupur Bridge (6.0 km).
How do I get the Mahatma Gandhi Setu stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mahatma Gandhi Setu and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mahatma Gandhi Setu before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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