Kesaria Stupa
One of the tallest Buddhist stupas in the world, over a hundred feet, and only fully uncovered in 1998.
- Where
- Kesaria, Bihar, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 26.3342, 84.8549
Get the Kesaria Stupa stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kesaria Stupa. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kesaria Stupa
Vaishali 47 km
Where the Buddha preached last and the republic met first.
Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary 68 km
A sanctuary in West Champaran around a lake that is now on the Ramsar list.
Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi 70 km
Where Sita is said to have been found in the furrow.
Gadhimai Temple 76 km
The temple of Gadhimai Devi, a form of Kali, at Bariyarpur in Bara District in the central Terai. It is best known for the Gadhimai festival, which draws huge crowds of pilgrims from Nepal and India to the temple grounds once every five years.
Maner Sharif 76 km
Two Sufi tombs on the Ganga's old bank.
Sonepur Cattle Fair Ground 78 km
The ground of the largest cattle fair in Asia, empty for most of the year and enormous for a fortnight.
Digha-Sonpur Bridge 78 km
J. P. Setu, carrying road and rail across the Ganga between Patna and Sonpur.
Golghar 84 km
A beehive granary built in 1786 against famine, never filled, with a hundred and forty five steps spiralling up the outside.
More national monuments in Bihar
Questions
Where is Kesaria Stupa?
Kesaria Stupa is in Kesaria, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vaishali (47 km), Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary (68 km), Janaki Mandir Sitamarhi (70 km).
How do I get the Kesaria Stupa stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kesaria Stupa and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kesaria Stupa before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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