About the Book: Lumbini Tourism
Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, is situated 22 km west of
Siddharthanagar, district headquarter of Rupandehi district, in the western
Terai region of Nepal. It is an important site from the Buddhist heritages as
well as tourist point of view. This region was associated with the Sakyas and
Koliya at Kapilvastu and Ramagrama (Devadaha) respectively in ancient period.
This book, a research project work, funded by University Grants Commission Nepal
HESP of Asian Development Bank, is an attempt to put things in proper way.The
book contains geography, history, cultural heritages, present position of
tourism, pilgrims and pilgrimage, modes of transport,