Kesaria

For similarly named cities, see Caesarea (disambiguation). For the person, see Kesaria Abramidze. For the color, see Saffron (color).
Kesaria
Town
Kesaria
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°20′03″N 84°51′17″E / 26.334192°N 84.854820°E / 26.334192; 84.854820
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictEast Champaran
Government
 • TypeState Government
 • BodyBihar
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
845424

Kesaria, also known as Kesariya is a town in the district of East Champaran, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of a stupa built by the Mauryan king Ashoka.

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