Worth a DetourKushinagar and Shravasti
Uttar Pradesh
About 30 miles away
Where the Buddha died, with his great reclining statue, and Shravasti, where he spent many rainy seasons.
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Photo: Google User · CC BY-SA 4.0- Best Time to Go
- Oct–Mar
Our full guide to Gorakhpur is being written. It's on the North India list as Worth a Detour.
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If You're NearbyValmiki Tiger Reserve
Bihar
About 61 miles away
Bihar's only tiger reserve, in forest on the Nepal border.
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Must-SeeAyodhya and Ram Mandir
Uttar Pradesh
About 75 miles away
Lord Ram's birthplace in Hindu belief, on the Sarayu River, with the vast Ram Mandir that opened in 2024.
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