BIHAR

RANCHI

RANCHI-The summer capital of Bihar and in the  heart of the Chotanagpur Plateau is 676 m in altitude and is a beautiful hill station. There are water falls around, with lilting names like Hundru, Jonha, Dasamghagh and Hirni. Other landmarks are a Shiva temple on a hill top with Ranchi lake at the foot of the hill, and Morabadi hill and Tagore hill.

Ranchi Museum :

On Morabadi Road has an interesting ethnic collection of tribal artifacts, costumes, implements and earthenware objects.

The climate is pleasant, which may explain the presence of ashrams such as the extensive and central Yogoda Math Ashram.

Around Ranchi :

Macluskieganj(40km) - Originally designed as a haven for Anglo-Indians, tourists visit this place to savour its vaguely Victorian ambience, and to enjoy pleasant walks along wooded paths, through flower gardens and orchards.

Hundru Falls (45km) - This is the most picturesque of the many waterfalls near Ranchi, all at their most dramatic towards the end of the monsoons.

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