Kushinagar
Kushinagar (Pali: Kusinārā; Sanskrit: Kuśinagara) is a town in the Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located 53 kilometres (33 miles) east of Gorakhpur on National Highway 27, Kushinagar is an important and popular Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana.
Kushinagar | |
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Town | |
Ramabhar Stupa was built over a portion of the Buddha's ashes on the spot where he was cremated by the ancient Malla people. | |
Kushinagar Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh Kushinagar Kushinagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.741°N 83.888°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kushinagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Palika |
| • D.M. | Umesh Mishra |
| • A.D.M | Shri Devi Dayal Verma (PCS) |
| • MP | Vijay Kumar Dubey (BJP) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,214 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-57 |
| Website | kushinagar |
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
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