Rajgir (Bihar) - February 26th, 2007

This is a town surrounded by rocky hills, and an important pilgrimage place for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.
The center of town is very small and I was having a hard time finding a restaurant. I took a long walk out of town to enjoy the panoramic views and the countryside since it was a nice afternoon, and when I arrived to the chairlift that rides to the top of Ratnagiri Hill for the views, they just closed it 5 minutes earlier.
I still enjoyed the place.
Most Hindus were taking a tonga, to get there, which is a cart pulled by a horse. It is a very popular transportation here. Some of those carts take 8 or 10 people, so it looks very colorful with the sari ladies and their families, and lots of bells and decorative trinkets on the horse and cart.