Bairath of Viratnagar :
Location : Earlier known as Viratnagar, Bairath lies 66 kms. North of Jaipur, along the Jaipur-Shahpura-Alwar route, in Jaipur district.
History : It is said that the Pandavas spent one year of their exile here.
Main Attractions : The Ashokan inscription, the monastery and the circular temple are the pointers towards Bairath's antiquity.
The Bhim-Ki-Dungri or Pandu Hill is a low rocky hill. A large cave on this hill is considered to be Bhim's (one of the Pandava princes) abode.
Bijak-ki-Pahari is a grey granite hill with remains of two Buddhist monastries, which existed when Huen Tsang visited India in 634 A. D. |