Maya Devi Temple
The main temple at Lumbini, built over the spot traditionally held to be where the Buddha was born. It stands beside a sacred pool and garden, over brick remains from the time of Ashoka, and beneath them traces of a timber shrine found in 2013.
- Where
- Lumbini, Lumbini, Nepal
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.4696, 83.2758
Get the Maya Devi Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Maya Devi 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 Lumbini volume with your photos and a note.
Near Maya Devi Temple
Lumbini 1.3 km
The birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, where Queen Maya is said to have given birth to him around 563 BCE. A sacred garden and pool surround the spot, and a long monastic zone holds temples built by Buddhist nations from around the world.
Tilaurakot 23 km
Brick ruins and city walls about 25 km northwest of Lumbini, widely identified with ancient Kapilavastu, the town where Siddhartha grew up as a prince. Excavated gateways, mounds and moats lie under old trees by the Banganga river.
Ramagrama Stupa 40 km
A grassy brick mound in Ramgram, Parasi District, venerated as a stupa holding relics of the Buddha. Nepal's Department of Archaeology dates its building to between the Mauryan and Gupta periods.
Gorakhnath Math 78 km
The seat of the Nath yogis, named for Gorakshanath, who gave Gorakhpur its name as well.
Ramgarh Tal Lake 83 km
A lake of nearly seven hundred hectares in the middle of Gorakhpur.
Valmiki National Park 100 km
Bihar's only tiger reserve, against the Nepal border in the Gandak valley.
Kushinagar 103 km
Where the Buddha died and was cremated, marked by a reclining figure six metres long carved from a single block.
Parsa National Park 104 km
Sal forest and the low Sivalik Hills spread over 627 square kilometres of the central Terai, next to Chitwan. A wildlife reserve from 1984, it became a national park in 2017, and its forests let animals roam between the two parks.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lumbini
Questions
Where is Maya Devi Temple?
Maya Devi Temple is in Lumbini, Lumbini, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lumbini (1.3 km), Tilaurakot (23 km), Ramagrama Stupa (40 km).
How do I get the Maya Devi Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Maya Devi Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lumbini volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Maya Devi Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lumbini volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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