Sultanganj

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Sultanganj is a town in Bihar, India, known as a significant Hindu pilgrimage site on the banks of the Ganges River.

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Sultanganj canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sculpture
town
associatedDeity Lord Shiva
linked to: Shiva
continent Asia
country India
currentLocation Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
distanceToBhagalpur_km about 25
distanceToPatna_km about 200
district Bhagalpur district
foundAt Sultanganj
governingBody Nagar Panchayat
hasFerryServices across the Ganges
hasGhats Ganga ghats for ritual bathing
hasHistoricalArtifact Sultanganj Buddha
hasPilgrimageSignificance Hinduism
hasRailwayStation Sultanganj railway station
hasRoadConnection connected by road to Bhagalpur
connected by road to Deoghar
hasTemple Ajgaivinath Temple
knownFor Hindu pilgrimage
Shravani Mela starting point
locatedIn Bihar
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bhagalpur district
locatedInRegion eastern Bihar
locatedOnRiver Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
nearestMajorCity Bhagalpur
pilgrimageFestival Shravani Mela
pilgrimageRouteTo Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar
pilgrimageSeason Shravan month
postalCodeType PIN
primaryLanguageSpoken Angika
Bhojpuri
Hindi
railwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
railwayZone Eastern Railway zone
religiousSignificance place where Ganges flows northward
religiousSiteType Shaivite pilgrimage centre
religiousTourism major source of local economy
riverBankSettlement right bank of the Ganges
state Bihar
stateCapital Patna
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +5:30

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Bhagalpur locatedNear Sultanganj
Sultanganj Buddha foundAt Sultanganj
subject linked to: Sultanganj