Elucidations of Kushinagar where Gautum Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana (Salvation) can be found in the pages of history. Extending from latitude 26° 45´ North and 83° 24´ East longitude, Kushinagar District of Uttar Pradesh is only 336 km away from the capital city of Lucknow. Spread over an expanse of 2873.5 sq. km, Kushnigar District is flanked by Mahrajganj in the west, Gorakhpur in the southwest, Deoria in the south and Bihar in the east, respectively.
With a populace of 22,35,505, agriculture forms Kushinagar’s economic backbone. The district grows sugarcane, paddy, wheat, fruits, and turmeric and also contains a few sugar mills and one distillery.
Kushinagar is a place of immense cultural and religious significance. Every year tourists and apostles of Lord Buddha flock to this holy sanctum whose eminent tourist spots include:
# Mahaparinirvana Temple
# Nirvana Chaitya
# Ramabhar Stupa
# Matha Kuar Shrine
# Meditation Park
# Indo-Japanese-Srilanka Temple
# Wat Thai Temple
# Museum
# Ruins & Brick Structures
# Pawa Nagar
# Sun Temple and other noteworthy detinations.
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Uttar-pradesh-Map
Aagra-district aligarh allahabad
Aambedkarnagar auriya azamgarh
baghpat bahraich ballia
banda barabanki bareilly
basti bijnor budaun
bulandshahr chandauli chitrakut
deoria etah etawah
faizabad farrukhabad fatehpur
firozabad gautambudhnagar ghaziabad
ghazipur gonda gorakhpur
hamirpur hardoi hatras
jalaun jaunpur jhansi
jyotibaphulenagar kannauj kanpur
kaushambi kheri kushinagar
lalitpur lucknow maharajganj
mahoba mainpuri mathura
maunathbhanjan meerut mirzapur
moradabad muzaffarnagar pilibhit
pratapgarh raebareli rampur
saharanpur santkabirnagar santravinagar
shahjahanpur shravasti sidharthnagar
sitapur sonbhadra unnao varanasi
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