Vaishali -Weekend Tour

OVERVIEW- A small village in the state of Bihar, Vaishali is a very famous Buddhist pilgrimage in India. The name "Vaishali" means prosperity and the place seems to live upto its name. Though it looks like an ordinary village, an excavation carried out in the area revealed a rich cultural and historical legacy. It is said that the world's first democratic confederation was developed over here during 6th Century B.C. Another significance of this place is that it is the birthplace of Lord Mahavira, the founder of Jainism in India. It was at Vaishali that Lord Buddha announced his proximity to Nirvana. The place witnessed one of the eight great events in the life of Buddha. It was here that a monkey offered honey to Buddha. It is thus an important pilgrim place for both Buddhists and Jains. After the attainment of Enlightenment, Buddha is said to have visited this place to preach his teachings, resulting in mass followers. The place attracts historians and archaeologists from far and wide who want to know more about this lovely place. 

PATNA- Patna once called Patliputra the capital of Bihar is among the world's oldest capital cities with unbroken history of many centuries as imperial metropolis. A very fertile arched stretch of land along the bank of the Ganga, the history and heritage of modern day Patna go back well over two millennia. Today Patna is an important business centre of eastern India. More significantly, it is a gateway to the Buddhist and Jain pilgrim centers of Vaishali, Nalanda, Rajgir, Bodhgaya and Pawapuri.

VAISHALI- Vaishali is deemed to be the embrace of people of two main religions of India which are Buddhism and Jainism. This place is supposed to be the oldest republic of the world. Vaishali is the birth place of Lord Mahavira, Lord Buddha preached his last sermon here and Emperor Ashoka erected a lion column to commemorate the occasion.