Kushinagar
Kushinagar | |
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Town | |
Ramabhar Stupa, built over part of the Buddha's ashes on the spot where he was cremated | |
Kushinagar Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh Kushinagar Kushinagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°44′28″N 83°53′17″E / 26.741°N 83.888°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kushinagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Palika |
| • D.M. | Umesh Mishra |
| • A.D.M | Shri Devi Dayal Verma (PCS) |
| • MP | Vijay Kumar Dubey (BJP) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 274,403 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 274403 |
| 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.