Buddhist Circuit

One of the greatest epoch-making events in the spiritual history of mankind was marked when the “Light of Asia” was set out brightly in the Indian Sub continent. In other words the teaching of Gautama Buddha which spread from here. The Buddha who came to be known among his followers as Shakyamuni (Sage of the Shakya Clan) was born at Lumbini, abandoned his home and became a mendicant. He finally attained Enlightenment under a Bodhi Tree by the banks of Niranjan river in the village of Gaya. He reached his first sermon in the deer garden of Sarnath near Varanasi for 45 years. Buddha went about the country preaching & teachings until his Mahapari Nirvana at Kushinagara.

As a homage and mark of respect to Lord Buddha, we operate tours covering Lumbini (Nepal) his birth place; Bodhagaya, where he gained enlightenment; Sarnath (Varanasi) place of his first sermon, Kushinagar; here Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana, Sravasti; where Buddha spent 24 monsoons to convenience non-believer; Rajgir; the ancient capital of Magadha kings often visited by Buddha; Nalanda; believed to be the oldest university in the world renowned center of Buddhism.

Best Seasons: November to February

Clothing: Cotton and light woolen.