Nalanda
The ruins of the world's first residential university, which once taught ten thousand students.
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.1358, 85.4430
Get the Nalanda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nalanda. 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 Nalanda
Pawapuri Jal Mandir 11 km
Mahavira's cremation site, a marble temple in a lotus tank.
Rajgir 12 km
Five hills around the first Magadhan capital, with hot springs and the ridge where the Buddha preached.
Rajgir Hills 13 km
Five hills ringing the old Magadhan capital, with a cyclopean wall running over them.
Ghora Katora 14 km
A horseshoe lake in the Rajgir hills with a stone Buddha standing in the water.
Saptaparni Cave 15 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
Vulture Peak 15 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
Kakolat Falls 36 km
A curtain of water in the Jharkhand foothills.
Barabar Caves 41 km
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Bihar
Questions
Where is Nalanda?
Nalanda is in Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pawapuri Jal Mandir (11 km), Rajgir (12 km), Rajgir Hills (13 km).
How do I get the Nalanda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nalanda 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 Nalanda 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.