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Important Tourist attraction are

Amidst in the range of the famous Parasnath Hills ,the Usri River gushes down from a steep gorge , some 40 feet high in three separate streams .Located about 14 km away from east of Giridih Town .It is an favourite picnic spot.

How to reach

Nearest Railway Station is Giridih. Taxi ,Auto Rikshaw and Tanga are available from railway Station and bus Stand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Khandoli

 

A water reservoir some 8 km North-East of Giridih headquater is one of the best site for water related adventure sports and bird-watching.A watch tower and 600 feet high hillock offers a panoramic view of Khandoli site.Elephant and Camel Safari and numbers of other amusement facilities are available there including boating , Rock-climbing ,Parasailing and Kayaking.

How to reach

Nearest railway station is Giridih.Taxi are available from railway station and bus stand

 

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Madhuban

The Village which lies in pirtand block has a famous temple believed to be more than 2000 years old. It is a place of considerable religious importance for the jain.The Samosharan temple and Bhomiyaji Asthan are two very famous Jain temple.There is a Jain Museum at Madhuban which houses a number of Jain scriptures,Idiols and manuscript .One can view the clear sight of Parasnath Temple using the telescope installed at the balcony of the museum.

How to reach

The Nearest Railway Station is Parasnath on Howrah-Mugalsarai Grand crod line.It is about 20 km from Parasnath railway station.Taxi,Mini Bus etc are available for this place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Parasnath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parasnath hill which is 4431 ft height is the highest mountain south of the Himalayas . It is located at the latitude of 23 degree ,9 minutes North and longitude of 86 degree ,3 minutes East. It was made accessible since the construction of a road in 1838 .Significantly the oldest of the jain temple appears to date only from AD. 1775.

Parasnath is the "Marang Buru "or hill deity of the Santhal of Hazaribagh,Manbhum,Bankura and Santhal Parganas and each year they assemble at the period of the full noon in Baisakh from these district and celebrate a religious hunt for three days after which a great tribal session is held .In the assembly they decided the great matter relating to their custom and charge of offenced for outcasting the indivisual.Since Parasnath has been declared as a wild life sanctuary District administration and Forest official are trying to persuade the local tribe to give up their religious hunt.

The special sanctity of Parasnath for the Jains arises from the tradition that twenty -third of the Tirthankars (religious saints who are the object of their worship),Parsva or Parsvanath , like nine of his predecessors attained nirvana on the hill. According to local tradition the number of Tirthankars who attained nirvana on the Parasnath hill is 20 and not 9 .For each of them there is a shrine( gumti for tuk) on the hill.

 

 

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Jharkhandi Dham

It is one of the most important pilgrim centre of Jharkhand from which the name of newly formed state has been derived.It possesses a Shiva Temple where annual fair takes place

 

 

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Harihar Dham

A samll hamlet about 60kms South-west of Giridih district headquater under Bagodar Block possesses the largest Shiva Linga of India.People from all over the India throngs over here every year.The temple has typical sculpture

 

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