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EAST INDIA STATES & UNION TERRITORIES


The majority of the population of East India is Hindu with Muslim, Christian, Buddhist and Sikh minorities. There are several places of pilgrimage for Hinduism. Puri in Orissa is one the four holy City/Dham of Hindu religion and particularly known for Rath Yatra festival. Bhubaneswar is considered to be the "City of Temples".Konark houses an old sun temple. Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a famous Kali temple in West Bengal. In Bihar, Gaya is known for temple for salvation of ancestors. Other places are Sultanganj in Bhagalpur and Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, Jharkhand. Bodh Gaya is the city sacred to Buddhism.

Bengali is the dominant language of West Bengal as well as the whole of East India,spoken by well over 90 million people . Hindi along with Maithili, Magahi and Urdu is the dominant language of Bihar.

Temples in East India
Jagannath Temple | Sun Temple | Bodhi Temples | Lingaraja Temple | Rumtek Monastery




ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM MANIPUR
MEGHALAYA MIZORAMNAGALAND
ORISSA SIKKIMTRIPURA
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