Culture & celebrations
Sasaram: district headquarters
The Rohtas district site names Sasaram as the administrative headquarters of the district.
Read source ↗Sasaram: Sher Shah Suri’s tomb
Bihar Tourism says the 16th-century, three-storey tomb, about 122 feet high, is at Sasaram and stands in an artificial square lake. It shows Indo-Islamic features with some Afghan influence.
Read source ↗Rohtas district: Rohtasgarh FortIn the district
Bihar Tourism says Rohtasgarh stands on a plateau about 1,500 feet up, reached by roughly 2,000 limestone steps from Medha Ghat. A legend ties it to Rohitaswa, son of Harishchandra, though the page notes no remains confirm early kings.
Read source ↗Rohtas district: created in 1972In the district
The district site says Rohtas was created in 1972 when Shahabad district was split into Bhojpur and Rohtas. Sasaram is the headquarters, in Patna division.
Read source ↗Bihar-wide: Maithili music and VidyapatiWider city / region
Incredible India calls Maithili music a significant part of Bihar’s classical music heritage and names the poet Vidyapati Thakur. This is a Bihar-wide fact.
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