Munger

Munger is a historic Ganges-side town best known for its imposing hilltop fort, whose ramparts rise directly from the riverbank and offer sweeping views across the water. The fort complex includes several temples, a mosque and the tomb of the poet-saint Peer Shah Nafah, reflecting the layered religious history of a town that has been continuously significant for well over a thousand years.

Munger also carries a more recent claim to fame as the home of Bihar School of Yoga, one of India's most internationally influential yoga institutions, drawing students from around the world to study alongside the town's older historical attractions.

The fort's origins are ancient, but it took its most significant form under Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, who briefly made Munger his capital in the 1760s during conflict with the British East India Company, fortifying it as a base of resistance.

About 185km from Patna, roughly 4 hours by road; Munger also has its own railway station.