Everything here is precious, but there are no 'Do not touch' signs.
No velvet ropes or airport-like barricades that prevent onlookers from crossing the line.
Chandragupta Maurya's singhasan (throne) wants you to sit on it.
Sher Shah Suri's big tarazu (weighing scale) wants you to stand in it.
A bird's nest wants you to swing in it.
An excavation site wants you to dig beneath the earth.
And the Nalanda ruins want you to touch so that you can feel the texture of bricks dating back 1,500 years.

If you hate museums, you will love this one in Patna. Rediff.com's Archana Masih drops in. Do read