Kushinagar

Locations :

Lattitude: 26.741° N,

Longitude: 83.888° E

Best Time to Visit : October to March

Weather :

Summer : 22°C to 42°C

Winter : 04°C to 23°C

Monsoon : 15°C to 33°C

Kushinagar is a quite interesting tourist destination nestled in the heart of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the ancient towns famous for its beautiful Stupas and temples. It is an esteemed pilgrimage center of the Buddhists. Today, Kushinagar is listed as top Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India. The district of Kushinagar is named after the sacred death-place of Lord Buddha. It is among the five Buddhist pilgrimages associated with Lord Buddha’s life. In ancient time, Kuchinagarwas called as Kushavati. It was named after the city of Kusha, son of Lord Ram. It belongs to the Great Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism, who delivered his last sermon, attained “Mahaparinirvana”. The town is popular as it is the last resting place of Lord Buddha. Ashoka built a stupa and pilgrimage site to mark Buddha's parinirvana in Kushinagar. It is also associated with Lord Mahavir, 24th tirthankar of Jain Sect, founder of Jainism. Once a part of this flourishing town belonged to the Malla kingdom. The significance of this region is also due to being ‘Link – route’ of ancient highways. There were around ten monasteries at this place. Japanese Temple is one of the must visit destinations in Kushinagar. Tourist must visit this place at least once in their lifetime.