Established March 21, 1993 Visitors 985,100 (2007) | Type Planetarium Phone 0612 223 5264 | |
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Location Indira Gandhi Science Complex, Patna, Bihar Director Department of Science & Technology,Bihar Government Address Taramandal, Near Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Vidyapati Marg, Dak Bunglow Road, Adalatganj, Veerchand Patel Road Area, Patna, Bihar 800001 Hours Closed now Friday10:30AM–5PMSaturday10:30AM–5PMSunday10:30AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10:30AM–5PMWednesday10:30AM–5PMThursday10:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Golghar, Patna Museum, Srikrishna Science Centre, Mahavir Mandir, Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Ud | ||
Indira Gandhi Planetarium(Hindi: इंदिरा गाँधी तारामंडल) is located in Patna's Indira Gandhi Science Complex. Planetarium was constructed through Bihar Council on Science & Technology at a total cost of about ₹11 Crores. It was conceptualised in 1989 by Bihar Chief Minister Shri Satyendra Narain Sinha who laid the foundation stone in October 1989 and was inaugurated by Shri Laloo Prasad Yadav, the then Chief Minister of Bihar, on March 21, 1993. The Planetarium was dedicated to the Nation and opened for the public from 1 April 1993. It is named after senior Indian National Congress leader and former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.
The Patna Planetarium is one of the largest planetariums in Asia. It attracts a large number of domestic as well as foreign tourists. The planetarium has regular film shows on subjects related to astronomy. It also holds exhibitions, which attracts lots of visitors. Patna Planetarium is located on Bailey Road near Income Tax Golambar in Patna within a distance of 8 km from Patna Airport, 1½ km from Patna Railway Station, 2 km from Government Bus stand, and 10 km from Private Bus stand.
The first digital planetarium of Bihar will soon start in late 2016 from the premises of Shrikrishna Science Centre near Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The planetarium has been developed at a cost of Rs 5 crore and is equipped with Carl Zeiss digital projector system.