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Wiki Explores Bihar - Phase II

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Bihar

Kurisarai

Wiki Explores Bihar-Phase II is a ten day event to document some areas of Bihar, India. The objective of this event is to photo-document the various heritage structures in and around BodhGaya, Kurisarai, Barabar caves, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar Sharif, Patna city, Kesariya, Vaishali of Bihar. This is the second phase of documenting heritage monuments at Bihar.

Goal

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  1. Photograph heritage sites at Gaya district,Jehanabad district, Nalanda district, Patna city, Vaishali district and East Champaran district
  2. Upload media for the heritage structures of the above mention district of Bihar on Wikimedia Common.
  3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures on Bengali and English Wikipedia.
  4. Create / Update items in Wikidata.

Date

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Date: 04–14 October 2023

Participant

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  1. Amitabha Gupta (talk)23:35 04 October 2023 (UTC)
  2. Sumitsurai

Itinerary

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  • 04.10.2023(Wednesday) - Depart from Kolkata to Gaya by Indigo Flight. Night stay at Bodh Gaya
  • 05.10.2023(Thursday) Full day Photo documentation at Bodh Gaya. Night stay at Bodh Gaya
  • 06.10.2023(Friday) - Check out from Bodh Gaya. Visit Kurisarai at Gaya district and Barabar caves at Jehanabad district for photo documentation. Reach Rajgir in the evening. Night stay at Rajgir
  • 07.10.2023(Saturday) - Full day photo documentation at Rajgir. Night stay at Rajgir.
  • 08.10.2023(Sunday) - Full day photo documentation at Rajgir. Night stay at Rajgir.
  • 09.10.2023(Monday) - Full day photo documentation at Nalanda. Night stay at Rajgir.
  • 10.10.2023(Tuesday) - Check out from Rajgir in a hired car. Second round of photo documentation at Nalanda. Visit Pawapauri and Bihar Sharif. Reach Patna. Night stay at Patna.
  • 11.10.2023(Wednesday) - Photo documentation of built heritage sites at Patna in a hired car. Night stay at Patna.
  • 12.10.2023((Thursday) - Photo documentation of built heritage sites at Patna in a hired car. Night stay at Patna.
  • 13.10.2023 (Friday)- Visit Vaishali and Kesariya from Patna in a hired car. Night stay at Patna.
  • 14.10.2023 (Saturday) - Photo document artefacts of two museums at Patna. Leave for Kolkata by Indigo Flight in the evening.

Places to be covered

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  1. Bodh GayaYesY
  2. KurisaraiYesY
  3. Barabar CavesYesY
  4. RajgirYesY
  5. NalandaYesY
  6. PawapauriYesY
  7. Bihar SharifYesY
  8. Patna CityYesY
  9. KesariyaYesY
  10. VaishaliYesY

Financial Report

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Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Flight Cost (Kolkata to Gaya) Indigo {6E 201 (A320)} 04-October-23 7924.00 Yes
Flight Cost (Patna To Kolkata) Indigo {6E 485 (A320)} 14-October-23 9489.00 Yes
Uber cost Maniktala to Airport (Amitabha Gupta) 04-October-23 350.00 Yes
Uber cost Ahiritola to Airport (Sumit Surai) 04-October-23 473.00 Yes
Accommodation Cost Hotel Star Bodhgaya, Bodh Gaya 04-October-23 to 06-October-23 4,081.00 Yes
Accommodation Cost Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 06-October-23 to 10-October-23 7,616.00 Yes
Accommodation Cost Hotel Vinayak International, Patna 11-October-23 to 14-October-23 7,864.00 Yes
Car Cost Samriddhi Tourism Pvt Ltd (Bodhgaya To Rajgir Via Kawadol Hills and Barabar caves) 06-October-23 4,200.00 Yes
Car Cost Jogmaya Enterprises (Rajgir To Nalanda and Kundulpur and back) 09-October-23 2,000.00 Yes
Car Cost Jogmaya Enterprises (Rajgir To Patna via Pawapuri and Bihar Sharif) 10-October-23 3,800.00 Yes
Car Cost Jag Janani Enterprise (Patna Town, Maner, Vaishali and Kesariya) 11-14-October-23 9,590.00 Yes
Coffee and snacks Flurys, Dumdum Airport 04-October-23 400.00 Yes
Transportation from Airport To Hotel at Bodhgaya Local Toto or Tuktuk 04-October-23 200.00 No
Transportation from Hotel to Mahabodhi temple Local Toto or Tuktuk 04-October-23 40.00 No
Transportation from Mahabodhi temple to Hotel Local Toto or Tuktuk 04-October-23 50.00 No
Camera Charge at Mahabodhi temple Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee 04-October-23 200.00 Yes
Dinner Delight Restaurant 04-October-23 640.00 Yes
Transportation from Hotel to Mahabodhi temple Local Toto or Tuktuk 05-October-23 40.00 No
Camera Charge at Mahabodhi temple Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee 05-October-23 200.00 Yes
Breakfast Roadside Joint, Bodhgaya 05-05-2023 240.00 No
Entry ticket Bodhgaya Museum 05-05-2023 20.00 Yes
Soda Ravindra Kumar 05-05-2023 60.00 Yes
Snacks Monginis (SSY Enterprise), Bodh Gaya 05-05-2023 70.00 Yes
Transportation from Mahabodhi temple to Sujata Garh and back Local Toto or Tuktuk 05-October-23 350.00 No
Dinner Siam Thai Restaurant 05-October-23 1170.00 Yes
Transportation from Mahabodhi temple to Hotel Local Toto or Tuktuk 05-October-23 50.00 No
Guide Fees Kauva Dol rock sculptures, Barabar Caves and Nagarjuni Caves 06-October-2023 500.00 No
Breakfast Mritunjoy Prasad 06-October-2023 198.00 Yes
Lunch Hotel Punjab Dhaba 06-October-2023 960.00 Yes
Tea Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 07-October-2023 74.00 Yes
Transportation at Rajgir Local Toto and Horse driven Tanga 07-October-2023 600.00 No
Donation / Entry Fees Jain Museum 07-October-2023 80.00 No
Sherbat Ankit Kumar 07-October-2023 80.00 Yes
Lunch Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 07-October-2023 765.00 Yes
Dinner Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 07-October-2023 215.00 Yes
Transportation at Rajgir Local Toto and Horse driven Tanga 08-October-2023 660.00 No
Ticket Rajgir Ropeway 08-October-2023 220.00 No
Lunch Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 08-October-2023 777.00 Yes
Dinner Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 08-October-2023 252.00 Yes
Breakfast Shubham Kumar 09-October-2023 100.00 Yes
Lunch Nalanda Cafeteria 09-October-2023 470.00 Yes
Guide fee at Nalanda Archeological Site Mr. Kamla Singh 09-October-2023 700.00 Yes
Entry fee at Nalanda Archeological Site (twice entry) ASI, Nalanda 09-October-2023 20.00 Yes
Entry fee at Nalanda ASI Museum ASI, Nalanda 09-October-2023 80.00 Yes
Parking fee at Nalanda ASI Museum ASI, Nalanda 09-October-2023 50.00 Yes
Afternoon Tea Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 09-October-2023 84.00 Yes
Dinner Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 09-October-2023 597.45 Yes
Breakfast Hotel Sagar Inn, Rajgir 10-October-2023 250.00 Yes
Parking Bihar Sharif 10-October-2023 30.00 Yes
Breakfast and Dinner Hotel Vinayak International, Patna 10-10-2023 to 13-10-2023 2268.00 Yes
Entry Ticket Gol Ghar, Patna 11-October-2023 20.00 Yes
Entry Ticket Kumrahar, Patna 11-October-2023 50.00 Yes
Lunch West Champaran Meat House 11-October-2023 800.00 No
Laundry Charges Hotel Vinayak International, Patna 11-October-2023 240.00 Yes
Entry Fee and Camera Fee Bihar Museum, Patna 12-05-2023 400.00 Yes
Lunch The Potbelly, Bihar Museum, Patna 12-05-2023 714.00 Yes
Entry Fee Vaishali Archeological Ruins 13-05-2023 50.00 Yes
Parking Fee Basokund, Mahavir Birthplace 13-05-2023 20.00 Yes
Snacks Sonu Kumar, Patna 13-05-2023 70.00 Yes
Packed Dinner Avinash Kumar, Patna 13-05-2023 200.00 Yes
Cold Drinks Gaurav, Patna 14-05-2023 90.00 Yes
Lunch Champaran Meat House, Patna 14-05-2023 920.00 Yes
AC Bus Maniktala To Ultadanga and Maniktala 14-05-2023 60.00 No
TOTAL COST 74,781.45

Project Report

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One of the main focuses of Wiki Explores Bihar - Phase II was GLAM. During Wiki Explores Bihar II, we documented six museums. Video documentation of most of the places was done too.

Apart from uploading images to Wikimedia Commons, required edits were made to related Wikidata and Wikivoyage articles.

Total files uploaded 1037
Quality image 14
Videos uploaded 54
Places covered 45
Museums covered 6


Places Covered (Museums in bold)
1 Mahabodhi Temple 26 Jeevak Amra Vihara
2 Archeaological Museum Bodh Gaya 27 Nalanda Ruins
3 Sujata Stupa 28 Nalanda ASI Museum
4 The Great Buddha Statue Bodh Gaya 29 Kundalpur Jain Temple
5 Kurisarai Ruins 30 Naolakkha Temple Rajgir
6 Barabar Caves 31 Munisuvrat Jain Temple Rajgir
7 Nagarjuni Caves 32 Jal Mandir Pawapuri
8 Ajatsatru Fort Rajgir 33 New Temple Pawapuri
9 Ajatsatru Stupa Rajgir 34 Tomb Of Mallik Ibrahim Baya Bihar Sharif
10 New Venuvan Bihara Monastery Rajgir 35 Gandhi Statue Patna
11 Veerayatan Temple And Museum 36 Golghar Patna
12 Maniyar Math 37 Kumhrar And Museum Patna
13 Sone Bhandar 38 Agam Kuan Patna
14 Battlefield of Jarasandha 39 Maner Sharif
15 Bimbisara Jail 40 Bihar Museum
16 Cyclopean Wall Rajgir 41 Ashokan Pillar And Stupa Vaishali
17 Chariot Marks And Shell Scripts Rajgir 42 Buddha Relic Stupa Vaishali
18 Hot Springs Rajgir 43 Peace Pagoda Vaishali
19 Pippala Stone House Rajgir 44 Kesariya Stupa
20 Vaibhabgiri Rajgir 45 Rajendra Prasad House And Museum
21 Old Jain Temple Rajgir
22 Ancient Mahadev Temple Rajgir
23 Saptaparni Caves
24 Peace Pagoda Rajgir
25 Gridhrakuta