Rohtas is acknowledged for
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, establish in 1982, with land of 1342 km sq. One can
reach Rohtas by road or rail as per the convenience.
Sasaram located on
National Highway 2 and on Grand Chord Indian railway line.
Sasaram is connected with
Varanasi via Train and Bus. It takes 2 to 3 hours to reach the Sasaram.
Sasaram is connected with
Patna via Train and Bus. It takes 3 to 4 hours to reach the city.
Sasaram is situated about
in the middle of Varanasi and Bodh Gaya.
Rohtasgarh is situated on the upper course of the river Son. It takes around two hours from Sasaram to reach the foot of the hill over which is the Rohtas fort. It can be reached easily from the Dehri town, which has very good road network. One can also easily reach Rohtas fort via Akbarpur. The fort is situated at about 1500 feet above sea level. The 2000 odd limestone steps were probably meant for elephants.
For the visitor, they are exhausting climb of an hour and a half. At
the end of the climb, one reaches the boundary wall of the fort. A dilapidated
gate with a cupola can be seen there, which is the first of many gates provided
for well-guarded entrances to the fort. From here one has to walk another mile
or so before the ruins of Rohtas can be seen.
The early history of
Rohtas is obscure. According to the local legends, the Rohtas hill was named
after the Rohitāśva, a son of the legendary king Harishchandra.
The legend of
Harish Chandra, king of the solar race is well known. It is believed that his
son Rohitasva spent his time in separate from the kingdom at Rohtas, and also
married a local tribal lady here.
