Indra Gandhi Planetarium is among one of the most visited tourist sites in Patna and is also considered as one of the largest and best planetariums in Asia. Also called Patna Planetarium, and locally ‘Taramandal’, it is located at Bailey Road near the ‘Income Tax Golambar’ in Patna with a distance of 8 km from Patna Airport and one and a half km from the Patna Railway Station. It was established in March 21, 1993 and was constructed by the Department of Science and Technology, Bihar at a expense of about 11 crores. The planetarium has regular film shows on subjects related to astronomy. It also holds exhibitions, which attracts lots of domestic as well as foreign tourists and visitors. The Planetarium has regular films shows on subjects related to astronomy. There are primarily 2 shows: the first from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm and the second from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. The Planetarium remains closed on Monday.