Tilaurakot
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.
- Where
- Taulihawa, Lumbini, Nepal
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.5800, 83.0800
Get the Tilaurakot stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tilaurakot. 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 Tilaurakot
Lumbini 22 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.
Maya Devi Temple 23 km
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.
Ramagrama Stupa 60 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 94 km
The seat of the Nath yogis, named for Gorakshanath, who gave Gorakhpur its name as well.
Ramgarh Tal Lake 99 km
A lake of nearly seven hundred hectares in the middle of Gorakhpur.
Poon Hill 109 km
A lookout above Ghorepani, on the border of Myagdi and Kaski, where trekkers climb before dawn for sunrise over the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I, Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre all stand in a single sweep.
World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara 110 km
A white Buddhist peace pagoda on Anadu Hill, high above the southern shore of Phewa Lake. The walk up through the forest ends in a view across the lake and Pokhara to the Annapurna range.
Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave 110 km
A cave shrine to Shiva across the road from Davis Falls in Pokhara. Steps lead down past a lingam to a damp chamber where the water of the falls can be seen thundering through the rock.
More heritage sites in Lumbini
Questions
Where is Tilaurakot?
Tilaurakot is in Taulihawa, Lumbini, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lumbini (22 km), Maya Devi Temple (23 km), Ramagrama Stupa (60 km).
How do I get the Tilaurakot stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tilaurakot 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 Tilaurakot 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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