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  2. Jharkhand - Wikipedia

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    Jharkhand is located in the eastern part of India and is enclosed by West Bengal to the eastern side, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh to the western side, Bihar to the northern part and Odisha to the southern part. Jharkhand envelops a geographical area of 79,716 square kilometres (30,779 sq mi).

  3. Ganges - Wikipedia

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    The Ganges is the distilled lifeblood of the Hindu tradition, of its divinities, holy books, and enlightenment. [81] As such, her worship does not require the usual rites of invocation ( avahana) at the beginning and dismissal ( visarjana) at the end, required in the worship of other gods. [81]

  4. Maluti temples - Wikipedia

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    Maluti temples are a group of 72 extant terracotta temples (out of the original number of 108), [1] located in the Maluti village near Shikaripara in Dumka district on the eastern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, Indian state of Jharkhand. [2] These temples, according to the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD), were built ...

  5. Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (earlier called Hazaribagh National Park) is a wildlife sanctuary in Jharkhand, India, about 55 miles (89 km) north of Ranchi. [2] It was established in 1955. [3] Nestling in low hilly terrain, at an average altitude of 615 metres (2,018 ft), it has an area of 184 km 2 (71 sq mi) and is home to sambar, nilgai ...

  6. Shikharji - Wikipedia

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    Shikharji. /  23.96111°N 86.137083°E  / 23.96111; 86.137083. Shikharji ( Śikharjī ), also known as Sammed or Sammet Shikharji, is one of the Holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains, in Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is located on Parasnath hill, the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand. [1] It is the most important Jain Tirtha ...

  7. History of Jharkhand - Wikipedia

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    In Mahabharata, the region was referred as Kark Khand due to its location near Tropic of Cancer. [page needed] In those days, the Jharkhand state was a part of Magadha and Anga. [citation needed] Nanda Empire ruled the region during 4th century BCE.

  8. Konar River - Wikipedia

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    Konar Dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Konar River and inaugurated in 1955. [3] Konar Dam is 4,535 metres (14,879 ft) long and 48.77 metres (160.0 ft) high. The reservoir covers an area of 27.92 square kilometres (10.78 sq mi). [4]

  9. Chatra district - Wikipedia

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    Chatra district is district one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district.

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