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Sonbhandar Caves

 

Two rather strange cave chambers were hollowed out of a single massive rock. One of the chambers is believed to have been the guard room, the rear wall has two straight vertical lines and one horizontal line cut into the rock; the doorway is supposed to lead to king Bimbisara Treasury. Inscriptions in the Sankhlipi or shell script, etched into wall and so far undeciphered, are believed to give the clue to open the doorway. The treasure, according to folklore, is still intact. The second chambers bears a few traces of seated and standing etched into the outer wall.

Tourist Attractions in Rajgir

New Rajgir Walls, Bimbisar Road, Maniyar math, Saptarni Caves and Poppala Stone are other places of tourist interest.