Jarasandha Ki Baithak, Rajgir, Bihar India

Following the foot track on this hill one reaches the Jarasandha ki Baithak. Historians consider it to be a military outpost with cells that served as living quarters for the picket. Another interesting spot associated with Jarasandha is the Ranbhumi or Jarasandha ka akhada. It marks the legendary wrestling arena that witnessed the month long duel between Jarasandh and Bhima, who had entered Rajgir alongwith the Krishna and Arjun in disguise. The soil of the Ranbhumi was once soft and white. It has now exhausted on account of wrestling enthusiasts who carry away a good quantity of it. Two parallel cuts on the rock stretching for about 30 feet are believed to be the prints left behind by the chariot of Krishna.