11. SUJAYAT AND MARCHI
There is an old mound in a jungle near village Chitbara in Balia district. It is believed that the said mound is the house of Subahu. Sujayat is a slang of Subahu. During excavation of the mound, bowl to collect juice; tong; furnace; and shells were found. Near the mound an ancient pond has also been found. It is a common belief that village Marchi was the village of Marich. It is about two kilometres from Sujayat. As the village is rehabilitated somewhere else, there is no village but the name of Maricha still remains.
12. BHARAULI AND UJIYAR
According to the Valmiki Ramayan, Rishi Vishwamitra woke up both Sri Ram and Laxman early in the morning and after completing the routine activities, they started for the ashram. There is a saying in the area: Bhor Bharoli Bhaye Ujiyara, Buxar Jaye Tadaka Mara (Early in the morning in Bharoli village, Sri Ram went to Buxar and killed Tadaka). It means that Sri Ram was there in a village called Bharoli early in the morning and in a village called Ujiyar when the sun was rising. Both the villages are situated on the other side of river Ganga and are about two kilometres apart.
13. VAMNESHWAR MANDIR
It is said that Lord Vishnu worshiped Lord Shiva here before he appeared on earth as Lord Vaman and he established Vamneshwar Shivalinga. Vishwamitraji showed the Shivalinga to Sri Ram
14 CHARITRA VAN
Sri Ram fought the first battle of his life here and his character of bravery arose here in this jungle. It is also called Tadaka Van. As per Valmiki Ramayan, Tadaka was living here. Sri Ram killed Tadaka here. This place is present very much in today'sBuxar.
15. ASHRAM OF RISHI VISHWAMITRA
The ashram of Rishi Vishwamitra was in a Tapovan. It is also called Siddhashram. But now there is no specific place that can be said to be the ashram. The whole area is called Tapovan and Siddhashram.
16. RAM REKHA GHAT
It is a very famous place of Buxar on the bank of Ganga. It is believed that after killing Tadaka, Sri Ram took bath here. Sri Ram visited this place twice. After Sri Ram was enthroned, He came here to perform a yajna and He marked the place of yajna with the tip of an arrow.
