Important Places and Sites
Sun Temple at Dev :
The Dev village of Tarari block has statue of the SUN GOD besides several other deities. These statues are said to be of 14 th century or even before.
Veer Kunwar Singh Kila, Jagdishpur
The great warrior of 1857 belonged to Jagdishpur. His fort is still there to reminds us of the great son of the soil who fought for the freedom till his last.
Maharaja College, Ara
The present Maharaja college premises is an important historical site. There is an entry point of a tunnel that is believed to be connected with the Jagdishpur fort of Kunwar Singh.
Shahi Masjid : This five Gumbad mosque, the second of its kind in India was constructed by Shahjahan in 1623 AD. This is situated near Aranya Devi temple.
Karbala, Mosque of Maulabagh :
This mosque was built around 1817 with Aurangjeb's assistance. It is situated at Maula Bagh muhalla at Ara.
Aranya Devi Temple This is famous temple of Aranya Devi ( Forest Goddess ). She is said to be the deity goddess of Ara town . Here one statue is of ADI SAKTI and the second is established by the PANDAVAs . The temple is very old and draws many devotees every day. It is situated at the top of stone boulders.
Chaturvuj Narayan Mandir
This very ancient statue of Laxmi -Narayan is situated at Chaturvuj village of Piro block.
Bhavani Mandir
Chaturvuj Baraon - 13th century statue .
Jagdamba Mandir
Here is an ancient statue of Goddess Jagdamba at Mukundpur village of Charpokhari block.
Parswanath Mandir
It is a century old Jain Temple located at Masadh Village.
Mahamaya Mandir
This temple is at Ekwari village of Sahar block. This was made during Mughal period.
Mahathin Mai Mandir
This is located at Bihiya, draws lots of women devotees.
Jain Sidhant Bhawan
It has a such library which contains unique collection of materials related to Jainism.
Paihari Jee Ka Ashram
It is an ashram at Dhrampur village at Sahar block.
Lakar Sah Ki Mazar
It is situated at Sahpur, it a famous mazar of a local muslim saint.
Kurwa Shiv
There are some ancient statues related to Banasur. It is situated in Shahpur - Billoti Road.
Venkatesh Mandir
This temple situated at Perhap village has a statue of Southern architectural style.
Shahi Jama Masjid
This mosque built by Shersah is located at Garhani Bazzar. Renovation work is in progress here.
Aranya Devi
Aranya Devi Mandir has been located in Ara Town. The Town's name Ara has been based on this Deity .
Jain Bala Bishram :
Jain Bala Bishram is one of the famous site of the town and a girls school also.
Jal Mandir :
Jal mandir is one of the finest madir to visit.
Gaytri Mata :
Gayatri Mandir is situated on the main Ara-Bihiya road. It is just near to Ara collectorate. One can visit this place on foot within 10 minutes from Ramana Maidan.
Gangi Nadi :
It is a very good site to visit.
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