I had never been to Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha. This time, it was one of my top agenda. I was surprised to see the infrastructures there, built by different countries. The temples (or Pagoda’s) were unbelievably clean and very well maintained (that’s not typical of other temples in Nepal). People knowledgeable of that place say that if there was absolutely no corruption, Lumbini Bikash Kosh (a trust taking care of that site) had enough money to pave all the trails with silver (don’t quote me on this). The only big disappointment I had was that the public toilets were nowhere close to the standard maintained by those temples.
I was impressed with Hotel Hokke in Lumbini. It had rooms designed in Japanese, European and American Style. Japanese rooms were unique to me: their bath tub, bed, as well as sitting room were completely different than European/American style. If you plan to stay overnight in Lumbini, Hotel Hokke seems like a good choice. I couldn’t stay overnight there, but will definitely consider that hotel for next time.
Picture: Peacock in Hotel Hokke’s garden
Following are some of the pictures I took in Lumbini. You can click on the image to enlarge it.Maya Devi Temple
Lumbini Garden near Maya Devi Temple
Ashok Pillar
Structures: 3rd Cent. B.C. to 7th Cent. A.D, inside Maya Devi Temple
The Eternal Peace Lamp
Burmese Lokamani Cula Pagoda
Thai Monastery
Chinese Maitreya Temple
German Temple
Ceiling inside German Temple
The World Peace Stupa
I was there like 15 years ago… Looks a lot clean than I remember it.. and none of those new developments (temples) were there …
and nice clean crisp pics bro…
NNepali,
15 years is very long time…..I am sure I will be surprised too if I revisit there in next 4 years. There are still a lot of new projects (temple construction) going on.
Yes, structures there are kept very clean but still lot of people managed to scratch the walls to write their names, eventhough that’s illegal.
Thank you Prajwoljee.
I have been to Lumbini only once. It was around seven years ago, with big group. We were there for a few hurried hours. From your photos, the place looks cleaner than that is in my memry. Many pagodas/temples were still under construction then.
great pics prajwol…the ‘scene from Gorakhpur’ easily stands out as my favorite of the lot…ignites nostalgia..brings back memories of the south…good work dood.
S bro,
Long time no see?
Oh, you visited my flickr pictures. I was planning to use that for one of my future post. To be honest I didn’t take that picture, it was my wife with a compact camera.