Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the development work in the Barabar (Vanavar) area under Makhdumpur block in Jehanabad district and issued necessary instructions to the ...

Here are some of India's most intriguing cave sites that deserve a place on your travel itinerary.

Scholars have for decades debated the source of the iron ore and sites of the foundries that made the implements that created the Mauryan-era Barabar Caves — India’s oldest surviving rock-cut caves — ...

The historically famous Barabar caves of Jehanabad, which have recently been included in the list of 90 exotic geoheritage sites of the country by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), may also be ...

The Barabar caves are considered to be one of the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India dating back to the Mauryan period. (Pic credit: Bihar Foundation/twitter) Patna: The Archaeological Survey of ...

There are granite cave complexes in Bihar that gleam with a mirror-like finish. How was this accomplished 2,000 years ago? The answer could lie in ancient Egypt, and tiny diamonds that the pharaohs ...

Sandwiched between Gaya and Patna, Jehanabad was carved out of Gaya district in 1986 to promote development in the region. Built in the 3rd century CE during the Mauryan emperor Ashoka’s reign, the ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to propose the Barabar and Nagarjuni caves in Bihar's Jehanabad district for inclusion in the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, an ...

The oldest example of Indian Rock Cut Architecture, the rock cut chambers date back to the 3rd century BC. the Barabar caves were home to early Jain sects. Though Emperor Ashoka and his son Dasaratha ...