Mandar Parvat
The hill the gods are said to have churned the ocean with, in Banka, with a rope mark round it.
- Where
- Banka, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.8412, 87.0354
Get the Mandar Parvat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mandar Parvat. 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 Mandar Parvat
Baidyanath Temple 52 km
One of the twelve jyotirlingas, reached in the month of Shravan by pilgrims walking a hundred kilometres with river water.
Vikramshila 59 km
A Pala university that rivalled Nalanda, destroyed around 1200, its central stupa now excavated and squared.
Vikramaśīla University 59 km
The ruins of a Buddhist university founded by Dharmapala, ranked in its own day alongside Nalanda.
Munger Fort 83 km
A fort on a rock above the south bank of the Ganga at Munger.
Maluti Temples 85 km
Seventy two terracotta temples left of an original one hundred and eight, in a village of a few hundred people.
Massanjore Dam 86 km
The Canada dam, on the Mayurakshi.
Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary 88 km
A sanctuary in the hills of southwest Munger district.
Farakka Barrage 91 km
A barrage across the Ganga in Murshidabad, built through the 1960s, eighteen kilometres short of the Bangladesh border.
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Questions
Where is Mandar Parvat?
Mandar Parvat is in Banka, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Baidyanath Temple (52 km), Vikramshila (59 km), Vikramaśīla University (59 km).
How do I get the Mandar Parvat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mandar Parvat 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 Mandar Parvat 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.