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Viratnagar Attractions - Tourist Places To Visit In Viratnagar

  • 01Ashoka Shilalekh

    Ashoka Shilalekh

    Ashoka Shilalekh is an old rock edict of Emperor Ashoka and is located at a distance of 100 m from the main road in Virat Nagar. This is an isolated place with great scenic beauty and immense historical significance.

    Ashoka, the emperor of the Maurya Dynasty ruled India from 269 BC to 232 BC. He engraved his announcements and laws on various rock edicts, found at different locations in India.

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  • 02Jain Nasiya

    Jain Nasiya

    Jain Nasiya is located opposite the Mughal Gate in Virat Nagar. Tourists can see here an irrigation and water flow system along with a small garden. The complex also has a children’s playground.

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  • 03Bhim Ki Dungari

    Bhim Ki Dungari

    Bhim Ki Dungari is a large cave, located in Virat Nagar and is famous due to the mythological tales associated with it. People believe that after losing everything to the Kauravas, the Pandavas were forced to go to exile for 12 years and an additional one year of disguised banishment.

    During the 13th year (Agyatwas), the Pandavas lived in disguise in Virat Nagar, the kingdom of King Virat. The strongest of the five brothers, Bhim, chose to live in this cave (Bhim Ki Dungari) during this period. He loved cooking and eating, and hence, served as the royal cook in King Virat's palace.

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  • 04Jain Temple

    Jain Temple

    Jain Temple is one of the prominent tourist attractions of Virat Nagar. The temple has an open courtyard, which is surrounded by a wall. Tourists can see an intricately carved, pillared portico at the entrance to the temple. There is a huge inscribed slab of 40 lines located close to the southern wall of the complex.

    The temple has images of three Jain Tirthankaras. The image of Parsvanath is made up of stone while that of Chandraprabha is made up of copper. The third image seen here is of Rishabhadeva, who was the first among the 24 Tirthankaras in Jainism.

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  • 05Beejak Ki Pahari

    Beejak Ki Pahari

    Beejak Ki Pahari is a hill where tourists can see the remnants of a couple of Buddhist monasteries dating back to the golden days of history. Eight such monasteries were believed to be in existence, during Hiuen Tsang's visit to Virat Nagar in 634 A.D., around 900 years after Emperor Ashoka's first visit to the place.

    The central portion of the lower platform has a circular chamber, which appears like the interior of a temple; this is supposedly the oldest temple structure. Outside walls of the temple have Buddhist inscriptions, written in Brahmi script of the Ashokan period. The upper platform is 30 ft higher than the lower one. Tourists can see here the second rock edict of the King, Ashoka, on a huge granite boulder.

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  • 06Ganesh Giri Temple And Museum

    Ganesh Giri Temple And Museum

    Ganesh Giri Temple and Museum are prominent tourist attractions of Virat Nagar. This temple is visited by a large number of devotees around the year. A small museum is located in the complex of the temple. It exhibits 170 articles of great architectural significance.

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