SASARAM

 

 BhawTutlaani

Tutrahi is situated between mountain  at approximately 8 K.M from Tilouthu in south west. This is the most beautiful place of rohtas. From north west and south east, these are two large mountains.

The two large mountains one from north west and another from south east at converge to create a green valley which stretches to 1 mile , there’s a spring fall in the middle and from the middle of the valley a kachuar river flows. All this creates a fascinating scene from east this valley stretches 300 M wick wharves from west it shrinks to only 50M from west a spring fall is created which falls from a height of 200 M.

Inside the spring on the right side of it slightly lights here’s a chabutara. From, the light here’s a  way to go there ,from this chabutara on , the south of it, here’s big lock which is divided into three pouts, there’s a sock edict of nayak pratap dhawal  which was depicted on 1158AD.

Now, a days a small temple of Tutla Bhawani has been made, people from different places visit here.

 

Hasan Shah Suri Tomb

Hasan Khan and his father Ibrahim Khan Suri came to India and were granted jagirs (land lordship) in Punjab. Their fortunes swayed with that of their masters and later Hasan moved to Jaunpur and finally to Sasaram. Sher Shah was born in Narnaul and spent his childhood at Sasaram. Early in the 16th century, Sasaram, under Hasan Khan Sur was a part of the Sharqi kingdom of Jaunpur. Sher Shah developed Sasaram into a successful administrative unit. It was an important trading post and often people came here to buy horses and later Sher Shah built a mint here. His currency reform was followed by the Mughals and maintained by the britishers. 

These tombs were built under the genius of Alawal Khan, the master architect. He was first commissioned to erect the tomb of Hasan Khan in 1535. A high compound wall encloses Hasan’s mausoleum with gateways on its sides and domed turrets at the corners. Attached to the tomb is the flat roofed prayer hall and madarsa. There is no plinth. The main tomb consists of a large octagonal tomb chamber surrounded by a wide verandah on all the sides. On each of the eight sides, the verandah is provided with three arched openings and three corresponding domes above it. The main tomb chamber rises higher than the domed roofs of the verandah and supports the larger central dome. Within the tomb chamber there are 25 graves, including that of Hasan Khan Suri in the center. The middle story of the monument appears to have been executed hurriedly with just bare walls instead of the kiosks and jalis.

Bandu Shivlingm

Bandu is the village situated on the bank of son river. This is very famous for a Mela, known as Dasshisha nath mela. Many people come here to see the mela from this area. There are many village near bandu like Anandichack, Hankarpur, Balbhadrapur, Nimhat, khairawa, Baraicha, Daranagar, Naudiha, Jayantipur, shekhpura, Bhadara, Baulia and Tipa. Bandu is a small village, situated at the trijunction (Sangam) of rivers Sone, Koel and Sarswati (Sanaha)in Rohtas district of Bihar, India. The village is blessed by Lord Dasasheeshanath Mahadeo, brought and annointed here from Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva by Sahashtrabahu.

 

Kaimur plateau of Vindhya hillrange craddles Bandu, inhabitated by innocent, hardworking and intelligent people. Its daughters and sons not only fly high but have made it to the USA and other forign countries. The village has untapped treasures of historical and religious legacies. Hindu epics, especially Skandh Puran, make vivid references to the village, Dasasheeshanath Mahadeo and river Sone (Bhadrashila). Great sage Vishwamitra had his science laboratory nearby and had performed the miracle of bodily sending a living humanbeing, King Trisanku to universe. This feat can be said to be a precursor to present day feat of landing men on the Moon. Bandu is a very beautifull village bank of the Sone Nad river in Dist. Rohtas (Bihar) India. This is a Sangam of three rivers like Sone, Koyal And Sanha.

At the Sangam point there is a very femous Shiva Linga Chabutra named Dashshishanath Mahadev Baba. Very nearest Shiva Linga is Baurahwa Shiv Ji at Amrkha Pahari. Baurahwa Shiv ji situated from thousand of years. In Bandu there are many Shiv Lingas. Two places are very famous near of Bandu. Village Ulli & Rohtas Garh Kila. Village Ulli is Tapoasthali of Maharshi Viswamitra and Rohtasgarh Kila is constructed by the King Harishchandra. In 1756 by king Mansingh this Kila was the capital of Bihar & Bangal. There used to be a famous Yashisha mela here. When my father Baikunth Upadhyay (Upadhyayjee) was station master at Bhadara station, I visited that mela. I have very feeble memory of that mela. We had taken a boat ride to reach to temple.

Bhaluni Dham

Bhaluni Dham Mandir is located in the indian state of Bihar at the longtitude of 84.13 and lattitude of 25.25. Bikramganj is the nearest city from Bhaluni Dham Mandir. Bhaluni Dham is also known as Yakshini Dham. There is a famous Temple of Goddess Durga, “Yakshini Bhawani”. The temple of Yakshini Bhawani is situated near a lake.

 

The design and architecture of temple descript it as  6th Century. In local language  Yakshini Devi is known as Jakhini Maai. On every Chitra Nauratra a fair is organized here.Here is also an ancient temple of God “Shirac “Bhankhandi Mahadevan” and situated 7kms east of  Dinara Block in Bikramganj Sub Division. Large Number Devotees assembled to workship the Goddess for Benediction. Bhaluni is Village with community of Prists supported by other communities with excellent love affection between all the communities. The Near by Villages Kharika and Badiha is said to be cousin brother of People of Bhaluni people separated during ancestral times.

Asokan Inscription

The Minor Rock Edict of the Emperor Ashoka at Sasaram is located about two kilometers east of the famous mausoleum of Shershah Suri, on a hill, which seems to be as a eastern most extension of the Kaimur range, presently known as Chandan Shahid or Chand-Tan Shaheed Pahar after a grave/majar of a Muslim saint on the top of the hill. The inscription, which is now almost invisible, was engraved on the elongated stone under a very small rock shelter.

In the rock shelter or the cave there is another stone, attached obliquely with the engraved rock on which a major or grave of some Kajaliya Baba is now under worship and is under the possession of muslim community who have constructed a small wall in front portion of the rock shelter for fixing an iron gate.The rock shelter is very small having a height of only three feet and its interior space can accommodate hardly two persons inside the rock shelter.It seems that this rock shelter, having Asokan Minor Rock edict is under possession of Muslim community for quite longer period and they are applying lime coat/white washing regularly, with the result that the inscription is getting invisible.The text of this inscription was published by A. Cunningham, Buhler, Senat and Hultzsch and others scholars.

This inscription is written in eight lines addressed to the local officer. The king Ashoka issued this order after completing of two and half of year of his conversion into Buddhism and proclamation is issued by the king when he was on Dhamma Yatra (Pilgrimage) and has spent 256 nights away from his capital and datable to his 13th regional year i.e. 257 B.C.

Dev Markande

It lies 7 kms on the north of Nasiriganj.This place has been centre of art and culture from ancient times on the western and southern side of the village,there are on the western-east of this village there is a Temple of Lord Shiv which has a ancientInscription(Shiva-Linga) in it.Around 100 m on the south of this mound there is another small hill which stretches to 200 ft long from east to west and is 120 ft wide from north to south.On thissmall hill in north and south new Temple have been built.On the corner of north-east point of Temple lies aInscription(Shiva-Linger) facing in all four direction.On the west of it is a Sun Temple.It has a big image of Sun deity there lies Trimurti.On the east of Sun God,liesUmaMaheshwar.On the east wall we have Durga and Chamunda.On the west wall we have statue of two Ganesh’s.On the western side of this temple there is another temple of Shiva,which has Inscription(Shiv-Linga) and a river situated in it.

On the west of this small hill we have a Vishnu Temple,which as statue of God Vishnu.On the outside wall of Temple,there lies two statue of God Ganesha.On the south of this Temple,a new Temple has been built which has statue of GodessParvati and Saraswati.On the southern-east part of this mound,there is EK MUKHI Inscription(Shiva-Linga).In this way,All this Temple from PanchtayanaMandir.On the south-eastern side of this mound there’s a small water tank,which is called SurajPukhara.The remains of north-black.Mridbhand tradition have been found here at different places,which are from 600-1200 A.D.Buchanan found a Shilalekh,which belong to King of CheruFudiChandre,but it wasn’t found by either Cunninggham or Gaurik.As per the Shilalekha(Vikramsawant 120 or 103 A.D.) This Temple was built by the wife of king PhulChandra.But,this isn’t such a old Temple.The statue found here belong to Gupta period to post Gupta period.This place was centre for Shalva tradition but later it become a place of for God Sun followers.That’s why Shakaldwipi Brahmins(as they workship Sun-God) are found in abundance.but later it become place of worship for God Vishnu,Ganesha and various Godesses.DuringChhathPuja,this place gets very crowded as people from different place come to worship Sun God.

Gupta Dham

This is a kind of cave which lies in kaimurplateau and is 12 miles from Sasaram in south and is around 8 miles in South-East from Shergarh.Inside this cave there is a statue(Stalagmite) ofInscription(Shiva-Linga) made up of limes on a small rock which is known as GupteshwarMahadev.There are various stories regarding thisInscription (Shiva-Linga) in this part of world but there’s no Mythological evidence to prove that . 

This cave is on a certain height on the eastern side of the mountain.One has to step down from the from the entrance of cave.On the entrance this is 18 ft wide and 12 ft in height.The way inside the cave is dark,muddy,slippery and damp.But,the last year the surface floor has been cemented.After going 363 feet inside the cave there’s deep ravine,which is always filled with water.That’s why it is also called as PaatalGanga.After this there’s a very narrow lane. From the middle of this cave,there,s a way leading to a different,which in turns to a third cave.TheInscription (Shiva-Linga) of GupteshwarMahadev is a nature madeInscription(Shiva-Linga),which has been made by the drops of water falling from thousands of years from the top of the,cave,made up of limestone.This is a kind of Stalagmites. Since,thiskaimur plateau is filled with that’s why this has been possible. As the drop of water falls from top along with lime this statue has become a Stalacitities,which is hanging from top to bottom.Due to plesence of lime stalagmites are white. There’s always droplets of water falling on theinscription(Shiva-Linga) from top,that’s why this is very popular among the people’s in this region.It’s a place of worship for them.

During Navratras and VasantPanchami a big fair is organized and people from far places come here.During the month of Shravan pilgrims from different place come here to play a homage lord Shiv and seek his blessing.It is a delight to bath here.This is a regarded as a important religious place but is also a delightful and fascinating place fortourists.

Indrapuri Dam

Indrapuri Barrage (also known as the Sone Barrage, Opening date: 1968) is across the Sone River in Rohtas district.The SoneRiver originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh just east of the headwater of the Narmada River, and flows north- northwest through Madhya Pradesh state before turning sharply eastward where it encounters the southwest-northeast-running Kaimur Range. The SoneRiver parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast through Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar states to join the Ganges just above Danapur, Patna.

The Indrapuri Barrage at Indrapuri is 1,407 metres (4,616 ft) long and is the fourth longest barrage in the world. It was constructed by HCC, the company which constructed the 2,253 m long Farakka Barrage, the longest in the world. Construction of the Indrapuri barrage was taken up in the 1960s and it was commissioned in 1968. In 1873-74, one of the oldest irrigation systems in the country was developed with an anicut across the Sone at Dehri. Water from the Sone fed canal systems on both sides of the river and irrigated large areas. A barrage was constructed 8 Km upstream of the anicut. Two link canals connected the new reservoir to the old irrigation system and also extended it. There are 209 miles of main canals, 149 of branch canals and 1,235 of distributaries. The canals are of enormous benefit to cultivation. They have converted a large area of infertile land in to a richly productive area. There is a proposal for the construction of a dam across the Son, between Kadwan in Garhwa district of Jharkhand and Matiwan in Rohtas district of Bihar.

Old Anicut Dam

Built by Britishers in 1868 on Sone to provide irrigation to the old Shahabad areas, an excellent annicut, which answered to the water needs of this area today, lies in ruins. The annicut barrage near Dehri-On-Sone and its canal system was the first of its kind successful structure made on any river in the world providing irrigation to huge areas in old Shahabad. The engineering marvel of those times has attracted researchers and experts from all over the world. American engineers are recorded as having visited the site and copied its technique to bring about green revolution in their own country in the 19th century. British military engineer H. Dickens, posted in Shahabad in 1855, conceived the idea of making a canal system on Sone for irrigation purposes to bring prosperity to this region, known for countless rebellion which were a challenge to law and order in the time of the empire. He submitted a detailed project report to the British government in 1860 as a means to channel people into productive work and wean them away from rebellion. A company 'East India Irrigation and Canal Company Limited' was founded in 1867 to construct and monitor the irrigation and transportation system. The construction work started in 1868 and the 14- feet high and 12469 feet (about 3 mile) long mega stone structure along with 218 mile long network of canals were completed at the whopping cost Rs.68 crore in 1873. The engineers had to face a big problem in overcoming 180 feet slope downwards to river Ganga at Ara and Buxer. They solved it by small sluice gates to maintain water level at several places. However, the annicut, which worked wonders for the regions irrigation potential for more 190 years, become defunct for want of sufficient water due to heavy slit deposited in its basin after construction of bansagar and rihand dams on the Sone. The barrage was further resigned to history after the construction of the Indrapuri barrage at a distance of 7 kms upstream to meet the irrigation needs in 1967. However, the annicut's canal system still exists and is even now the lifeline for farmers in nine districts, which has been the historians and architects of different countries. Earlier, the British Government used to make canals for water transportation in its colonies but this one was modeled on irrigation canal sin ancient India as found in excavations at Indus Valley civilization. The barrage helped stream irrigation water to Shahabad and tamed the rebellions on 1857, be claims.