Lumbini, the place where the Buddha was born in 623 BC, is situated in the Terai plains of southern Nepal. The nativity site is marked by a stone pillar erected by Indian Emperor Ashoka in 249 BC.

Listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO, Lumbini is being developed with international support as the supreme Buddhist pilgrimage and a symbol of world peace. The sacred garden where the Buddha was born converges on the Ashoka Pillar which carries an inscription identifying the spot as the birthplace. To one side of the pillar is the newly renovated Mayadevi

Temple which houses a bas relief deplicting the nativity. The puskarni pond, where Queen Mayadevi – the diety’s mother – had taken a bath before giving birth to him, lies nearby.

Places to Visit inside Lumbini Garden:
The Ashoka Pillar, Puskarni-the sacred pool, Sanctum-Sanctorum of the Birthplace, Image of Maya Devi and The Buddhist Temple

Places around Lumbini:
Kapilvastu, Tilaurakot, Gotihawa, Kudan, Niglihawa, Lumbini Development Project