Venu Van

Venu Van is a historical park associated with Buddha located at Rajgir in Nalanda district, Bihar. During Lorda Buddha’s stay in Rajgir, Bimbisara gifted him the royal park known as Venu Van (literally, ‘bamboo forest’). There is a small pond inside known as Karandak tank. The forest was a favourite of Lord Buddha, who used to take a bath in the Karandak tank before going to teach his disciples on Giddha Kuta hill. It is said that Bimbisara once spent a night with Lord Buddha here as he got late after taking a bath in the warm springs nearby and the city gates had closed.<br><div>Excavations in the forest have uncovered the foundations of a room and the bases of nine brick stupas as well as tablets from the 10th–11th century.Rajgir is easily accessible from Patna (100km) and Gaya (80km) via road and rail. Rajgir is a popular getaway in Bihar and can get crowded on winter weekends and holidays like New Year and Christmas when day-trippers from all over the state as well as neighbouring Jharkhand pour in.<br></div>