Cities

Purnia

Bihar

A northeast Bihar city with the old Puran Devi temple.

Photo: Abhinav Walker · CC BY 4.0
Best Time to Go
Oct–Mar
Our full guide to Purnia is being written.

Nearby

1–3 of 18
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Heritage · Ruins

Vikramshila

Bihar
About 34 miles away

Ruins of a great Buddhist monastic university of the Pala kings, on the Ganges near Bhagalpur.

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Heritage · Forts

Munger Fort

Bihar
About 68 miles away

A moated riverside fort on the Ganges, near the Bihar School of Yoga.

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Heritage · Ruins

Gaur and Adina

West Bengal
About 75 miles away

The brick ruins of medieval Bengal's capitals, with the once-vast Adina Mosque near Malda.

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