Danapur
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Danapur sometimes known as Dinapur or Dinapore is a satellite town of Patna
in Bihar
state of India
. It is located on the bank of the River Sone
which merges with River Ganges at Digha a few kilometers from Danapur. Danapur is a shelter and hatchery for the migrating Siberian Crane
s, locally called Janghil.
Flagstaff ghat
on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna
, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats. Gurdwara Handi Sahib
, a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for Sikh
s. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
in Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located on the bank of the River Sone
Sone
The sone was proposed as a unit of perceived loudness by Stanley Smith Stevens in 1936. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound intensity...
which merges with River Ganges at Digha a few kilometers from Danapur. Danapur is a shelter and hatchery for the migrating Siberian Crane
Siberian Crane
The Siberian Crane also known as the Siberian White Crane or the Snow Crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes...
s, locally called Janghil.
Flagstaff ghat
Ghat
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on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats. Gurdwara Handi Sahib
Gurdwara Handi Sahib
Gurdwara Handi Sahib is situated in Danapur is a cantonment station, 20 km west of old Patna City. Guru Tegh Bahadur had returned to Punjab in April 1670 leaving his family behind at Patna. The family after leaving Patna Sahib made their first halt here...
, a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
s. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.