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A courtyard, brick steps, a causeway across water. Six records to begin with, grounded in photographs and sources.

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Tree shadows across a courtyard at Bihar Museum, Patna.
2017 · PhotographShivamsetu · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized; soft edge treatment in the page. Original image and marks retained.
01 / Patna

Bihar Museum

The museum is in Patna and was inaugurated in 2015.

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Red brick stairs, walls and passages in the excavated remains of Nalanda Mahavihara.
2016 · PhotographUphogaphy · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized; soft edge treatment in the page. Original image and marks retained.
02 / Nalanda

Nalanda Mahavihara

The archaeological site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2016.

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Mahabodhi Temple tower framed by tree branches at Bodh Gaya.
2016 · PhotographShubhrojit Misra · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized; soft edge treatment in the page. Original image and marks retained.
03 / Gaya

Mahabodhi Temple Complex

The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2002.

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Steps leading to the central brick remains at Vikramshila, seen across garden flowers.
2024 · PhotographJai Anga · CC0Resized; soft edge treatment in the page. Original image and marks retained.
04 / Bhagalpur

Vikramshila

The site is at Antichak in the Kahalgaon subdivision of Bhagalpur district.

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552GI application number
06 / Muzaffarpur

Shahi Litchi of Bihar

Shahi Litchi of Bihar is a registered geographical indication, application 552.

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