Culture & celebrations
Nalanda district: Nalanda MahaviharaIn the district
Incredible India calls Nalanda Mahavihara the world’s first residential university, a monastic centre that housed thousands of Buddhist monks.
Read source ↗Nalanda district: the Dharmaganja libraryIn the district
The page says its library, the Dharmaganja, held thousands of manuscripts, and teaching covered Buddhist philosophy, logic, Sanskrit grammar, medicine and astronomy.
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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