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Team Himalaya offers a cultural trip towards South Mid West Nepal at Lumbini, one of the site under world heritage site, famous as birth place of Lord Buddha, the "Light of Asia". This is a short trip with a flight to Bhairawa close to India border and then a short trip leads to famous Lumbini in the comfort of nice hotels. Here with guide visit amidst culturally important sites,places and fly back to Kathmandu. The history as follows, according to Buddhist tradition, Maya Devi (or Mayadevi) gave birth to the Buddha on her way to her parent's home in Devadaha in the month of May in the year 642 BC. Feeling the onset of labor pains, she grabbed hold of the branches of a shade tree and gave birth to Siddharta Gautama, the future Buddha. The Buddha is said to have announced, "This is my final rebirth" as he entered the world. Buddhist tradition also has it that he walked immediately after his birth and took seven steps, under each of which a lotus flower bloomed. In 249 BC, the Buddhist convert Emperor Ashoka visited Lumbini and constructed four stupas and a stone pillar. Ashoka's Pillar bears an inscription that translates as: "King Piyadasi (Ashoka), beloved of devas, in the 20 year of the coronation, himself made a royal visit, Buddha Sakyamuni having been born here, a stone railing was built and a stone pillar erected to the The site was rediscovered in 1895, when a German archaeologist came upon Ashoka's Pillar, identified by its inscription. Records made by the Chinese pilgrim Fa Xian were also used in the process of identifying this religiously acclaimed site. Lumbini was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. https://teamhimalaya.com/package/tour-of-lumbini/
Tour Of Lumbini
