Sultanganj, Bihar
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Sultanganj also known as Ajgaibinath Dham is a historic and spiritually significant town in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. It is situated on the southern bank of the Ganga around 25 km west o
EB Harris with the Sultanganj Buddha. 1861/1862
Kanwar Yatra
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The Kanwar Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias or "Bhole", to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalp
Sultanganj, Bihar
…religious communities made up less than 1% of the population. The most important event here is the Shravani Mela, held in July–August. Devotees, called Kanwariyas, fetch sacred water from Sultanganj and carry it in kanwars (slings) on foot to Deoghar’s Baidyanath Temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The main shrine…
Har ki Pauri, thronged by Kanwarias, during the Kavad Mela, Haridwar.
Bhole carrying kawar
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Augarnath Temple, one of the principal shrines of offerings