Lumbini & the Buddha's Country · Experiences
Spiritual in Lumbini & the Buddha's Country
Stupas, temples, gompas and ghats. Rituals at their own hours, explained by people who keep them, with the etiquette briefed before you go.
SpiritualMaya Devi's home town circuit
A morning circuit of Devdaha's main sites: the Maya Devi temple and ruins at Bhawanipur, the Kanya Mai shrine of …
SpiritualPilgrimage to the Buddhas of the past
A half-day pilgrimage linking Gotihawa and Niglihawa, the two sites Ashoka marked for the earlier Buddhas Krakuchchanda and Kanakamuni, with …
SpiritualThe homecoming story at Kudan
A slow walk around Kudan's stupas with a guide who tells the story of the Buddha's return to Kapilavastu: the …
SpiritualThe Sacred Garden at first light
Walk the Sacred Garden while the monks chant: the Maya Devi temple and the Marker Stone, Ashoka's pillar, the Puskarini …
SpiritualSit in on morning chanting
Join the early prayers at a working monastery in the Lumbini monastic zone, Theravada or Tibetan, then talk with a …
SpiritualCircle the unopened relic stupa
A slow, guided circuit of the Ramagrama stupa: the story of the eight shares of the Buddha's ashes, the legend …
SpiritualClimb with pilgrims on a festival day
Join local families climbing Resunga on a major festival day, when the forest trails fill with pilgrims carrying offerings to …
SpiritualMorning darshan at the Rishikesh temple
Join the morning worship at Ridi's Rishikesh temple, from the bath at the confluence to the queue for darshan of …
SpiritualDawn bath at the Maghe Sankranti mela
Be at the Kali Gandaki ghats before sunrise during Ridi's three-day Maghe Sankranti fair, when thousands bathe in the cold …
SpiritualBefore the sacred fire of 1895
Attend morning or evening worship at the yagya kunda of Swargadwari, where priests feed a fire said to have burned …
SpiritualMorning with the cows of Swargadwari
Visit the cattle sheds at dawn, when the ashram's cows are milked and fed, to see the daily work behind …