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India Tour Program
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Destination: |
Life Of Buddha |
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Duration: |
6 Nights / 7 Days |
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Day - 01 - Varanasi (Sarnath) (B, L, D)
Early morning drive to Daswamedh Ghat and take a boat ride on the sacred river Ganges to see the cremation Ghat (HARISCHANDRA TO MANIKNIKA GHAT).
Visit Sarnath, where the Buddha preached his first sermon is home to perhaps the most interesting landmark on India's
religious and historical landscape. Also, visit t Chaukhandi Stupa, Dhamek Stupa. (The 34 meter-high Dhamek Stupa towers over the gardened heart of
Sarnath and marks the spot where the Buddha is said to have preached the famous first sermon.) Mulagandha Kuti Vihar, Sarnath Museum.
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attraction of the Sarnath Archaeological Museum is the superb Ashokan Pillar. It has four back-to-back lions, which has been adopted as the National
symbol of India. Below this are representations of a lion, an elephant, horse and the bull. (Museum Timing 10.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs. Friday Closed) etc.
Bharat Mata Temple, built in 1936 and located at Kashi Vidyapeeth (University) Campus, is a shrine dedicated to Mother India. It enshrines a marble
structure of Mother India, a fine three-dimensional structure of undivided India.
The marble structure, rather a map of India, is constructed at the right
proportions of oceans, lands, and hills. This is a unique temple and a symbol of patriotism. The at Mata temple at Varanasi is the only temple dedicated
to Mother India. Evening view "Aarti" ceremony on the bank of Ganga Ghat, Dashashwamedha. Overnight stay at hotel in Varanasi.
Day - 02 - Varanasi- Bodhgaya (B, L, D)
Proceed to Bodhgaya. It is the site where Prince Siddhartha attained enlightenment under a Pipal tree after years of search for the truth and knowledge. He attained
the supreme enlightenment and became 'The Buddha' or 'The Enlightened One'. Bodhgaya – most sacred place for Buddhists as it has a Peepul tree under which
Gautama the Buddha attained enlightenment some 2500 years back. Overnight stay at hotel in Boghgaya.
Day - 03 - Bodhgaya (B.L.D)
Bodhgaya, which is the place where Lord Buddha achieved Enlightenment under the sacred Bodhi Tree .Sightseeing, includes Mahabodhi Temple, Animesh Lochan
Chai tya, Boddhi Tree, Chankrama, Ratnaghar, Sun Temple, Vishnupad Temple, Barabra Caves. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day - 04 - Bodhgaya – Rajgir – Nalanda (B L D)
Proceed to Rajgir.Rajgir is a place of great significance for Buddhists and Janis. Lord Buddha spent 12 years at Rajgir and the first Buddhist council was held here.
Sightseeing at Rajgir covers the Shanti Stupa, Hot spring, Gridhakuta Hill, Bimbisara Jail and other Jain and Buddha monuments.
From Rajgir you will be driven to
Nalanda (20 km.). Nalanda was a great center of learning in ancient time. Nalanda was one of the greatest monastic university of the ancient world. At Nalanda,
you will visit the ruins of the Nalanda University, temples and stupas.Nalanda University Ruins, Archaeological Complex, Museum, Nava Nalanda Mahavihar, Hieun
Tsang memorial Hall, Silap, Surajpur Baragoan. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day - 05 - Rajgir – Kushinagar
Proceed to Kushinagar.Kushinagar is the place where Buddha had passed into Parini r vana and therefore is a prominent Buddhist site. Guests will visit the main
monuments such as Ramabha stupa standing on the place where Buddha was cremated, Natha Kumarka Kot enshrining the large f figure of Buddha.
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experiencing these eternal sites return to the hotel for overnight stay. The existing historical sites at Kushinagar can be divided into three categories: 1st -
the Mahaparinirvana Temple, which houses the statue of the reclining Buddha, 2nd - the Mata Kunwar Shrine, which houses a 10th Century blue schist image
of Buddha and 3rd - the Rambhar Stupa, which is supposed to be the spot where Lord Buddha was cremated. Overnight stay at hotel in Kushinagar.
Day - 06 - Kushinagar –Lumbini (B, L, D)
Proceed to Lumbini .The birthplace of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Lumbini lies in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. The area around
Lumbini is Hindu, but many Buddhist temples and shrines from various nations are scattered around the holy site itself Maya Devi Temple the most important
temple at Lumbini , Puskarni-the sacred pool where it is said Maya Devi bathed before giving birth, Ashoka's Pillar . Overnight stay at hotel in Lumbini.
Day - 07
Your “LIFE OF BUDDHA” tour completed. You can move for Katmandu or you may extend your stay with us.
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