Rajgir
Five hills around the first Magadhan capital, with hot springs and the ridge where the Buddha preached.
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.0300, 85.4200
Get the Rajgir stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rajgir. 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 Rajgir
Saptaparni Cave 2.7 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
Vulture Peak 4.1 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
Rajgir Hills 4.9 km
Five hills ringing the old Magadhan capital, with a cyclopean wall running over them.
Ghora Katora 7.7 km
A horseshoe lake in the Rajgir hills with a stone Buddha standing in the water.
Nalanda 12 km
The ruins of the world's first residential university, which once taught ten thousand students.
Pawapuri Jal Mandir 14 km
Mahavira's cremation site, a marble temple in a lotus tank.
Kakolat Falls 26 km
A curtain of water in the Jharkhand foothills.
Barabar Caves 36 km
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
More famous places to visit in Bihar
Questions
Where is Rajgir?
Rajgir is in Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Saptaparni Cave (2.7 km), Vulture Peak (4.1 km), Rajgir Hills (4.9 km).
How do I get the Rajgir stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rajgir 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 Rajgir 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.