 It has an average elevation of 44 metres (144 feet).The month-long festival "Bol-Bum" runs during the month of Saawan (August–September).After taking water from the Ganges river of Sultanganj (known locally as Uttar Wahini Ganga), pilgrims travel barefoot for 105 km on a route to Deoghar to pour Gangajal on Lord Shiva.