Cultural Documentation of River Ganga from Gaumukh to Ganga Sagar – Buxar District

This Namami Gange project is being undertaken for the Jal Shakti Ministry, Government of India, under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) scheme. INTACH is assisting the Ministry in the capacity of a knowledge partner. Three divisions of INTACH namely; Natural Heritage (NH), Architectural Heritage (AH) and Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) divisions have been engaged in the cultural mapping project, of three aspects natural, tangible and intangible assets along Ganga.
The objective of the project is to conduct field investigation and document existing cultural assets on either side of the river Ganga (within a radius of 5Kms, starting from its source, i.e. Gangotri, down to its point of dispersal at Ganga Sagar) and to produce for the ministry a detailed, illustrated report based on the primary and secondary resources available.

Buxar District

The report contains secondary research on the intangible cultural assets of Buxar district along the river Ganga. It references some important historical events and buildings or places which require immediate attention from the concerned authorities. Places such as the Shrichand temple complex, which is in ruins, have been highlighted.

The report also outlines how Buxar contributed significantly to the nation’s independence movement, and the Quit India movement specifically. It details some of the important sacred and historical complexes along river Ganga at Buxar, which include the Ram Rekha Ghat, Navlakha, Rameshwarnath, Brahmeshwarnath, and Bihari Ji Mandir. Other ICH elements such as the Panchkoshi Parikrama, and Sita Ram Vivah Mahotsav has also been touched upon.

Check out more on the INTACH ICH Archive:
https://icharchive.intach.org/Detail/collections/81