Buxar owns its importance as a historical place almost exclusively to its colossal Vishvamitra Ashram, which still stands majestically. The traditional account of the holi antiquity as an important center of Vishnu and Siva worship embedded in
Balmiki’s Ramayana and Ramcharit Manaus and Some of the purans has been described. this town known as Siddhashram witnessed a remarkable outburst of intellectual activities during the time of Vishvamitra in Vedic period.

