Captain John Garstin built this huge granary for the British army, in 1786 alarmed by the famine in 1770. The massive granary is 29 m high, while the walls are 3.6 m wide at the base. The winding stairway around this monument offers an awesome view of the city and the Ganga flowing by.

Standing adjacent to a descendent of the original bodhi tree, under which Buddah meditated on the excesses of life, this temple is a place of pilgrimage for all Buddhists. The temple stands on the site of a temple erected by Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. Topped with a 50m pyramidal spire, the temple houses a large gilded image of Buddah. There is a great sense of peace and serenity within the temple compound.