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Lumbini

Maya Devi Temple
Nepal500 BCE1000 CEMauryan — Gupta27.50, 83.28
About the site

Birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama. Marked by an Ashokan pillar confirming the site's identification in the 3rd century BCE.

Principal findings
  • iAshokan Pillar
  • iiMaya Devi Temple
  • iiiSacred Garden
  • ivMonastic remains

Excavators — K. M. Srivastava