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Tekari is a city and a municipality in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar and was the centre of erstwhile Tekari Raj. Maharaja Gopalsaran, a Bhumihar Brahmin, was the king of this area in British times. The fort is still there. It is a place of tourist's interest. Some famous schools and colleges are Satendra Narayan Sinha College, Tekari Raj Inter School,National Public School, R.D.Public School, RDAV Public School, and Lohia Nagar Mount Carmel High School. Some of the nearby villages are Mow, Jhilmil, Jalalpur, Lodipur, Chiraali, Rewai Garh, Rakasiya, SHEONAGAR, Paluhar, Gulzana, and Salempur (Tekari),Dadrejee                                                                                                                              The name 'Tekari' In South Bihar, the most prominent representative of Bhumihar Brahmin was the Tekari family, whose great estate in Gaya dates back to the early eighteenth century.[1] In Moghul period, Tekari was evolved as a rich estate, protected by Bhumihar Brahmin Kings, were a part of the Moghul Kingdom. Royal emblem of the Kingdom of Tekari: A pigeon attacking over an eagle sat on the perch of a tree. Pundits concluded, "this jungle of tetri's(Tetri, a kind of tree) is the place where the fort should be made," and declared it very lucky. Tetri, vis-à-vis Tekari. (Tekari used to be a popular place name during muslim period.It perhaps indicated a place office for local administration and tax collection and residence of local chief.It also have been a market place.

Maharaja Hit Narayan Singh of Tekari was said to have been "a man of a religious turn of mind...who became an ascetic and left his vast property in the hands of his wife" shortly after inheriting a lion's share of the estate in the 1840s.[ Tekari Fort This is a historic place to be seen in Tekari viz 7aanaa Kila and 9 aanaa Kila, that constitute the famous fort of Tekari which is surrounded by water canal.

Tekari Raj Inter High School This red brick building, for more than hundred years,the temple of learning,is the landmark of the town.