page_title: Bihari culture
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Bihari culture / Religion
caption_attribution_description: Hindus bathing in the hotsprings at the place of the ancient Tapodarama Buddhist monastery in Rajgir. Currently the site is a Hindu temple called the Lakshminarayan Temple.
context_page_description: Bihari culture refers to the culture of the Indian state of Bihar. Bihari culture includes Mithila culture, Bhojpuri Culture and the culture of Magadha.
context_section_description: In Bihar, every aspect of life is suffused with religious significance and its manifestations abound in every corner of the state. Shrines and Homas ground are numerous, and religious symbols or images of deities abound. Many Biharis keep Altars, Havan rituals, Homa practices, religious symbols, statues, and the like in their homes, and offices.  A typical Bihari household begins each day with religious devotion to the Sun god as surya Namaskar for the well being of the people.
  Most religious festivals in the region stem from the Vedic rituals which are performed by the vedic people as it preserves some of the oldest vedic rituals such as worship of sun god surya, Lunar moon god, worship of Nature, Homa rituals, Havans worshiping Rain god for Rains etc. or some of the festival stem from the Hinduism, given that it is the state's predominant religion. There are many variations on the festival theme. While some are celebrated all over the state, others are observed only in certain areas. In one region or another, festivals take place round the year. Many festival days are officially proclaimed as government holidays.
caption: Hindus bathing in the hotsprings at Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Rajgir. In ancient times, hot springs used to be the site of the Tapodarama, a Buddhist monastery at the time of Gautama Buddha. It is said that King Bimbisara also used to bathe here sometimes.
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