Culture & celebrations
Purbi Champaran district: Gandhi Sangrahalaya, MotihariIn the district
The district tourism page lists the Gandhi Sangrahalaya, a memorial pillar whose foundation stone was laid on 10 June 1972 by the then governor.
Read source ↗Purbi Champaran district: George Orwell’s birthplace, MotihariIn the district
The district tourism page lists the birthplace of novelist George Orwell, born on 25 June 1903, near Gopal Sah High School in Motihari.
Read source ↗Bihar-wide: Phagua and BirahaWider city / region
Incredible India says Holi is locally called Phagua in Bihar, known for its folk songs and the Biraha tradition. This is a Bihar-wide fact.
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