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About Kushinagar

Kushinagar is a district, which is located in the Gorakhpur division of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is named after Kushinagar town, which is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site. Towards the east of the district lies the state......Read more on Kushinagar


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Sun Temple
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Places to Visit in Kushinagar
  • Type: Religious
The Sun temple, situated in Turkpatti, is about 17 km from Kushinagar on the main Kasia-Tamkuhi Road. This temple has two huge statues of Sun God that are made using black stone. These statues were discovered during excavations conducted during the 4th - 5th century and the 8th - 9th century. Read More »
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Kushinagar Museum
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Places to Visit in Kushinagar
  • Type: Museum
Kushinagar Museum is a state government museum, which was opened to the public during 1992 - 1993. This museum exhibits a variety of antiques, such as bronze statues, sculptures, coins, clay seals and banner paintings. The main attraction of the museum is a stucco statue of Lord Buddha,... Read More »
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Mahaparinirvana Temple
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Places to Visit in Kushinagar
  • Type: Religious
The Mahaparinirvana temple is a single room temple, which has been built in the traditional Buddhist architectural style. This temple has a 6 m long reclining nirvana statue of Lord Buddha. This statue is made of monolith red sandstone. This deity of Lord Buddha was excavated in the year... Read More »
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Ramabhar Stupa
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Places to Visit in Kushinagar
  • Type: Monument
The Ramabhar Stupa, also known as the Mukutbandhan Chaitya, is regarded as the place where Lord Buddha was cremated. The 15 m high stupa was built by the Malla kings. This stupa is located 1.5 km away from the Nirvana temple. The circular drum of this stupa has a diameter of 34.14 m at the top... Read More »
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Matha Kuar Shrine
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Places to Visit in Kushinagar
  • Type: Religious
The Matha Kuar shrine has a statue of Buddha dating back to the 10th century. This 3 m high statue is said to have been built of a single stone. The statue at the temple depicts Lord Buddha in a Bhumi Sparsh Mudra. It also shows Buddha sitting under the Bodhi Tree, which symbolically represents... Read More »
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