Thursday, August 25, 2011

AGAM KUAN - PATNA : Bihar


AGAM KUAN-PATNA 2536::8508’

Continent - Asia

Country- India

State - Bihar

Distance from national capital

Delhi - 1000km

Distance from state capital Patna

- 0

Pin code - 800001

Std code - 0612

Hasl-

Approach- Being located at State capital Patna it is connected by ro

ad, rail and air by other important cities of India.

Language – Hindi , Magahi , Bhojpuri Partialy, English in literate society , Bengali and urdu also partly.

Stay- High , Middle and low class hotel, Rest House, Lodge , Dakbunglow , Dharamsala, etc. are available on moderate and affordable rent.

Food- Hindustani Bihari, Rice , pols litti-chokha, Dosa Idli

alongwith fast food, Veg and non veg both types of food are available.

Drinking – Sweet Drinking water is available in plenty.

Local Transport- Tourist Bus, Auto, Rickshaw, Tamtam, Town Bus service etc.



ABOUT THE SITE- The site as mention is a Dug Well , which is more than 20ft in diamts. With indefinite depth.

There is local say that the Great King Ashoka dipped and dropped the bodies of his 99 captives or his brothers. In the same courtyard is Shitla Mandir, where deity Durga is worshipped in form of seven sisters. Mentally sick persons are also cured here by Ojhas and Jogi and ghosts freed from their body are packed in glass jars of requisite size and shape and dropped and placed in Agam Kuan.


Attached Site- Shitla Mandir is attached religious site.

Nearest River Site – The Ganga Flows above 3 km north of this sight.

Nearest Next Site

(1) Kumhrar - Excavation site of fort of Emperor Ashoka is about 2 kms west of Agam Kuan

(2) Jinnati Masjid.

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