Chhapra and Related Topics

Ganges

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Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.

Devprayag, confluence of Alaknanda (right) and Bhagirathi (left), and beginning of the Ganges proper.

The Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges River in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.

The Gandhi Setu Bridge across the Ganges in Patna, Bihar

A sailboat on the main distributory of the Ganges in Bangladesh, the Padma river.

The Ganges delta in a 2020 satellite image.

A 1908 map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries.

The River Ganges at Kolkata, with Howrah Bridge in the background

Hardinge Bridge, Bangladesh, crosses the Ganges-Padma River. It is one of the key sites for measuring streamflow and discharge on the lower Ganges.

Chromolithograph, Indian woman floating lamps on the Ganges, by William Simpson, 1867

Descent of Ganga, painting by Raja Ravi Varma c. 1910

Preparations for cremations on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi], 1903. The dead are being bathed, wrapped in cloth, and covered with wood. The photograph has a caption, "Who dies in the waters of the Ganges obtains heaven."]

Women and children at a bathing ghat on the Ganges in Banares (Varanasi), 1885.

Shiva, as Gangadhara, bearing the Descent of the Ganges, as the goddess Parvati, the sage Bhagiratha, and the bull Nandi look on (circa 1740).

A procession of Akharas marching over a makeshift bridge over the Ganges River. Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, 2001.

Head works of the Ganges canal in Haridwar (1860). Photograph by Samuel Bourne.

The Ganges Canal highlighted in red stretching between its headworks off the Ganges River in Haridwar and its confluences with the Jumna (Yamuna) River in Etawah and with the Ganges in Cawnpore (now Kanpur).

A girl selling plastic containers in Haridwar for carrying Ganges water.

The catla (Catla catla) is one of the Indian carp species that support major fisheries in the Ganges

The threatened gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a large fish-eating crocodilian that is harmless to humans

The Gangetic dolphin in a sketch by Whymper and P. Smit, 1894.

People bathing and washing clothes in the Ganges in Varanasi.

Along the way between Allahabad and Malda, West Bengal, the Ganges river passes the towns of Chunar, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ara, Patna, Chapra, Hajipur, Mokama, Begusarai, Munger, Sahibganj, Rajmahal, Bhagalpur, Ballia, Buxar, Simaria, Sultanganj, and Farakka.

Saran district

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One of the thirty-eight districts of Indian state of Bihar.

The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra.

Ghaghara

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Perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.

Ghaghara River in Faizabad is also known as Sarayu river

Lake Manasarovar in Tibet near the source of the Karnali River

Fish from Karnali River on sale in a shop at Chisapani, Kailali, Nepal

Cable-stayed bridge over the Karnali River in Chisapani, western Nepal

It flows southeast through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states to join the Ganges downstream of the town of Chhapra, after a course of 1080 km. Sarayu river is stated to be synonymous with the modern Ghaghara river or as a tributary of it.

Bhikhari Thakur

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Indian Bhojpuri language poet, playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist.

Thakur was born in a barber family on 18 December 1887 in Kutubpur or Qutubpur diyara village of Chhapra.

Statue of Matrikas found near Agam Kuan, built by Ashoka.

Patna

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City of Patna, on the River Ganges, 19th-century painting.

Monsoon clouds over Priyadarshi Nagar, a part of Kankarbagh- residential area in Eastern Patna.

Maurya Lok is one of the oldest and major shopping area of the city

The Mahavir Mandir is a famous temple in Patna.

Bhootnath Road TV Tower broadcasts programming to Patna

Gandhi Maidan (shown above) lies in the heart of Patna and is the site for most political and social functions in the city.

Golghar was originally built to serve as a granary for the British East India company army during the famine of 1786. It now features an observation deck overlooking the Ganges and the city.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna at Bihta, one of the premier institutes of engineering and research in India.

Patna College, established 1863, is considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar.

Moin-Ul-Haque Stadium near Rajendra Nagar, used for cricket and association football.

Pataliputra as a capital of the Magadha Empire.

Pataliputra as a capital of Maurya Empire. The Maurya Empire at its largest extent under Ashoka the Great.

Pataliputra as a capital of Shunga Empire. Approximate greatest extent of the Shunga Empire (c. 185 BCE).

Pataliputra as a capital of Gupta Empire. Approximate greatest extent of the Gupta Empire.

Street in Patna, 1825 (British, active in India)

Golghar at Bankipore, near Patna, 1814–15

State Bank of India- Patna Regional office at East Gandhi Maidan Marg

Reserve Bank of India's regional office at South Gandhi Maidan Marg, Patna

A murti, or representation, of the goddess Durga shown during the Durga Puja festival

People Celebrating Chhath Festival the 2nd Day at Morning a tribute to the rising holy God Sun

Kankarbagh Indoor Stadium at Patliputra Sports Complex during Pro Kabaddi League match

Patna is about 70.02KM away from Chhapra

Adbhutananda

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Direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna, a Yogi of nineteenth century Bengal.

Adbhutananda with Girish Chandra Ghosh, Mahendranath Gupta and other disciples and devotees of Ramakrishna

Adbhutananda was born in North-Eastern India in the Chhapra district of Bihar, around the middle of the nineteenth century.

Brajkishore Prasad

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Lawyer inspired by Mohandas Gandhi during the Indian Independence Movement.

Born in a Kayastha family in Srinagar, Siwan district, Prasad gained his early education in Chhapra and Patna before moving to Presidency College in Calcutta, where he completed his legal training.