July 28, 2012
Perched on the banks of Narayani
Gandak River, Hajipur is a city in
the Indian state of Bihar. It also lies near the holy river Ganges and serves
to be the headquarters of Vaishali district. It is just about 10 km away from Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Mahatma
Gandhi Setu, one of the longest bridges in India, links Hajipur to Patna. Hajipur
is a railway junction which comes under East Central Railway, Sonepur Jn and is
served with many trains connecting it to other parts of the country.
Hajipur was called as Ukkacala in ancient
times. It serves to be one of those places where Lord Buddha gave his sermons. It
also hosts several important temples which include Ramchura Mandir, Nepali
Mandir, Lord Krishna temple, etc. Kaun Harra Ghat, a Buddhist Stupa and Mahatma
Gandhi Setu are other places of interest one can visit in Hajipur. Sonepur which hosts an annual cattle
fair on the occasion of Kartik Purnima (Oct-Nov) is just about 7 km away from
Hajipur Jn. Sonepur Fair is
considered to be the largest cattle fair
of Asia.
The ancient town of Vaishali is just about 42
km away from Hajipur. It is connected well by road to Hajipur. Vaishali assumes
great significance for Buddhist. It boasts of being the holy land visited by
Lord Buddha during the 3rd century. Frequented by thousands of
tourists and Buddhist devotees, Vaishali
is home to several historic structures like Buddha Stupa, Ashokan Pillar,
Abhishek Puskarani, etc.
Hajipur Railway Junction is the headquarters of East
Central Railway Zone and is connected by three rail lines to Muzaffarpur,
Barauni and Chhapra. Several train pass through Hajipur Jn connecting it to
many other parts of India. It is also connected by several national highways (NH-19,
NH-22, and NH-322) to other parts of the state and country. Patna Airport
serves to be the closest airbase to it.
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