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Tour Packages for Kushinagar

Situated in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 51 km off Gorakhpur, Kushinagar is the divine land where Lord Buddha had chosen to free himself from the cycles of death and life. A very important place for Buddhist pilgrim, It was once a celebrated center of the Malla kingdom. The Stupas found here dates back to 230 BC-AD 413.

A very large statue of Buddha, carved on a single piece of red sandstone is situated here. The great Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka, built this statue. All three famous Chinese scholars Fa Hien, Huen Tsang, and I-tsing visited Kushinagar, which is a part of the famous Buddhist trail encompassing Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal.

In the last century, Lord Alexander Cunningham excavated many important remnants of the main site such as the Matha Kua and Ramabhar stupa. Today, people from all over the world visit Kushinagar. You can visit it through the tour packages for Kushinagar.

The Mahaparinirvana Temple is the famous place in the town. It houses the famous reclining statue of Buddha. The 20-feet-long statue is seated on a brick platform. There are ruins of monasteries all around the site. The two monasteries of historical importance are there are Mahaparinirvana Vihara and Makutabandhara Vihara.

Nearby is the amazing city of Wat Thai Kusinara. The Thai people developed the city. The city is spread in an area of 10 acres. Hundreds of Thai people come here and practice the gospel of Buddha.


Apart from these there are several temples of various countries in the vicinity of the main site. The other attraction of the region includes the Indo-Japanese-Sri Lankan Center for Cultural Association, meditation center, archeological museum and Tamkuhi forest area.

Gorakhpur, Kapilavastu and Lumbini are other places nearby the town of Kushinagar worth visiting. Buddha Poornima is the most important festival celebrated in the region.

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