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Pawapuri

The place where Mahavira, the last Tirthankara, died, marked by a white marble temple on a lotus lake.

Photo: Sukumar Sardar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Price
Free
Time Needed
1–2 hours
Address
Pawapuri, Nalanda, Bihar 803115Directions
Getting There
About 25 km from Rajgir.

Why Go

The Jal Mandir sits in a lotus pond crossed by a long bridge, and it's beautiful at sunset. Jains come here at Diwali, for his death anniversary.

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