Kushinagar | |
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Town | |
![]() Ramabhar Stupa, built over part of the Buddha's ashes on the spot where he was cremated | |
Coordinates: 26°44′28″N 83°53′17″E / 26.741°N 83.888°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Kushinagar |
Government | |
• Type | Nagar Palika |
• D.M. | Umesh Mishra[1] |
• A.D.M | Shri Devi Dayal Verma (PCS) |
• MP | Vijay Kumar Dubey (BJP) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 274,403 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[3] |
• Additional official | Urdu |
• Regional | Bhojpuri |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-57 |
Website | kushinagar |
Pilgrimage to |
Buddha's Holy Sites |
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Kushinagar (Pali: Kusinārā; Sanskrit: Kuśinagara) is a town in the Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India, 53 kilometres (33 miles) east of Gorakhpur on National Highway 27, Kushinagar is a Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha died.
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