Vishnupad Temple
A footprint in rock, and the rites for the dead.
- Where
- Gaya, Bihar, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.7774, 85.0093
Get the Vishnupad Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vishnupad Temple. 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 Vishnupad Temple
Mangla Gauri Temple 0.8 km
A shakti peetha on a hill at Gaya where the breast is said to have fallen.
Gurpa Peak 2.1 km
Where Mahakassapa is said to be waiting.
Mahabodhi Temple 9.2 km
Beside the descendant of the tree the Buddha sat under, and one of the earliest brick temples still standing in India.
Dashrath Manjhi Path 20 km
One man, one hammer, twenty two years, one road through a hill.
Barabar Caves 26 km
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
Saptaparni Cave 48 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
Rajgir 50 km
Five hills around the first Magadhan capital, with hot springs and the ridge where the Buddha preached.
Vulture Peak 51 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
More state heritage sites in Bihar
Questions
Where is Vishnupad Temple?
Vishnupad Temple is in Gaya, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mangla Gauri Temple (0.8 km), Gurpa Peak (2.1 km), Mahabodhi Temple (9.2 km).
How do I get the Vishnupad Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vishnupad Temple 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 Vishnupad Temple 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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