Kesariya, Bihar

It is supposed to be the site of the largest temple complex in the world

Proposed, rather than supposed. As I understand it the site for the proposed Viraat Ramayan Mandir is located at Janki Nagar, outside of Kesariya proper. Last I read (about a year ago) construction hadn't started because they didn't have the complete approvals.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/mall-wake-up-call-for-temple-s-eco-nod/cid/1383135

any sites in a 50km radius worth visiting

At Kesariya itself there is a Buddhist stupa - noted at the world's highest - with Buddha statues in the niches of many of the terraces.
https://eastchamparan.nic.in/tourist-place/kesaria-baudh-stup-kesaria/

About 30 kms north is a place called Motihari - birthplace of George Orwell. Authorities were going to make a museum of his birthplace - I don't know if that proceeded. There is also a small Gandhi museum.
https://eastchamparan.nic.in/places-of-interest/

The town of Vaishali should just make your 50km radius. A small museum, a "relic stupa" and beyond that there is a pillar dated to Ashoka; another stupa, and ruins of a monastery. If you are travelling from Patna, you'll almost certainly go through it on the way.
http://www.bharatonline.com/bihar/travel/vaishali/attractions.html

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