Giridih is famous for the highest mountain of the Jharkhand named Parasnath and Madhuban. A very old and beautiful hamlet in the lap of hills and hillocks have been attracting visitors specially from Bengal.

How to reach Giridih: Giridih is well connected with roads and railway tracks. Daily bus services are available from Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and other major cities of Jharkhand. Trains are also available. Direct train service available from Patna and Howrah (kolkata). 3111 LAL QUILA EXPRESS, DEPARTING FROM KOLKATA STATION AT 8:10 PM AND REACHING GIRIDIH AT 4:30 AM. It is only one hour journey by Rail/Road from Madhupur Railway junction.

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A famous picnic spot situated about 13 kms east of Giridih town Amidst in the range of the famous Parasnath Hills ,the Usri River gushes down from a steep gorge , some 40 feet high in three separate streams .

How to reach: Nearest Railway Station is Giridih. Taxi ,Auto Rikshaw and Tanga are available from railway Station and bus Stand.

A water reservoir some 8 km North-East of Giridih headquater is one of the best site for water related adventure sports and bird-watching.A watch tower and 600 feet high hillock offers a panoramic view of Khandoli site.Elephant and Camel Safari and numbers of other amusement facilities are available there including boating , Rock-climbing Parasailing and Kayaking.

How to reach: Nearest railway station is Giridih. Taxi are available from railway station and bus stand.

The Village which lies in pirtand block has a famous temple believed to be more than 2000 years old. It is a place of considerable religious importance for the jain.The Samosharan temple and Bhomiyaji Asthan are two very famous Jain temple.There is a Jain Museum at Madhuban which houses a number of Jain scriptures,Idiols and manuscript .One can view the clear sight of Parasnath Temple using the telescope installed at the balcony of the museum.

How to reach: This is the highest mountain of the Jharkhand. Its height is about 1365 metre. It is also called as Sri Sammed Sikhar (By Jain people). This mountain is situated about 27 km far from Giridih and 176 km from Ranchi in Madhuban Madhuban is about 20-25 km far from Parasnath Railway station and Giridih Railway Station The Nearest Railway Station is Parasnath on Howrah-Mugalsarai Grand chord line. Taxi,Mini Bus etc are available for this place.

This is most sacred pilgrimage of Jains. The name of this mountain was kept in the name of last pilgrims Sri Parswanath Swami. Parasnath hill which is 4431 ft height is the highest mountain south of the Himalayas . It is located at the latitude of 23 degree ,9 minutes North and longitude of 86 degree ,3 minutes East. It was made accessible since the construction of a road in 1838 .Significantly the oldest of the jain temple appears to date only from AD. 1775.

Parasnath is the "Marang Buru "or hill deity of the Santhal of Hazaribagh,Manbhum,Bankura and Santhal Parganas and each year they assemble at the period of the full noon in Baisakh from these district and celebrate a religious hunt for three days after which a great tribal session is held .In the assembly they decided the great matter relating to their custom and charge of offenced for outcasting the individual. Since Parasnath has been declared as a wild life sanctuary District administration and Forest official are trying to persuade the local tribe to give up their religious hunt.

The special sanctity of Parasnath for the Jains arises from the tradition that twenty -third of the Tirthankars (religious saints who are the object of their worship),Parsva or Parsvanath , like nine of his predecessors attained nirvana on the hill. According to local tradition the number of Tirthankars who attained nirvana on the Parasnath hill is 20 and not 9 .For each of them there is a shrine( gumti for tuk) on the hill.

This is a famous Shivlinga temple A small hamlet about 60kms South-west of Giridih district headquarter under Bagodar Block possesses the largest Shiva Linga of India.. Its height is 65 ft. People from all over India come here every year on Shrawan Purnima to worship.