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Vaishali — host of Vaishali Mahotsav

त्योहार · BIHAR

Vaishali Mahotsav.

March-April (Chaithra Purnima, Mahavir Jayanti) · Vaishali

A significant Jain festival celebrated at Vaishali, the birthplace of Lord Mahavira, featuring grand chariot processions with Mahavir images, religious ceremonies in temples, fasting, charitable donations, and devotional scripture readings. Both Digambara and Shwetambara Jain communities participate in this major pilgrimage festival.

क्यों मायने रखता हैReligious and pilgrimage significance for Jainism; Vaishali is the birthplace of the 24th Tirthankara (spiritual leader) and a major Buddhist pilgrimage site as well, making it a shared sacred destination

इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? March में Vaishali

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March mornings at Vaishali are still comfortable. The open archaeological site needs shade-free walking, so arrive early, explore for two hours, and drive to Patna before the heat builds.

Vaishali की March गाइड देखें

कैसे पहुँचें

ऊँचाई
59 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Patna Airport (55 km)
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Hajipur (35 km)

Vaishali में अभी

कहाँ खाएँ

  • BSTDC Tourist Lodge Restaurant

    Vaishali · ₹

    सिग्नेचरveg thali

    BSTDC kitchens run on government schedules — check timings (typically 8am-10am, 12:30pm-3pm, 7:30pm-10pm). Menu is small and pure-veg leaning. If you need certainty, this is the most predictable kitchen in the village.

  • Lalan Singh Dhaba

    Hajipur · ₹

    सिग्नेचरlitti chokha

    Hajipur sits ~20km from Vaishali's archaeological core (Coronation Tank / Ashoka Pillar). Plan to eat in Hajipur on the way in, then push through Vaishali sites without lunch detours — restaurants thin out completely past Hajipur.

  • The Talko Bell

    Vaishali · ₹₹

    सिग्नेचरveg thali

    Vaishali is a thin restaurant town — outside Talko Bell, options drop to roadside dhabas. For a sit-down meal, stop here on the way in or out from Hajipur.

  • Buddha Fun & Food Village

    Vishwa Shanti Stupa Road, Basarh · ₹

    सिग्नेचरlitti-chokha

    Open 6 am to 10 pm so it works for early Stupa darshan and late returns from Kolhua. The thali is honest pilgrim-grade rather than refined — order the litti-chokha and skip the Chinese.

Vaishali की सभी खाने की जगहें

Vaishali में और क्या देखें

  • Vaishali Museum

    Artifacts from ancient Vaishali — world's first republic. Terracotta, coins, and Buddhist sculptures.

    museum
    1 hour
  • Ashoka Pillar & Relic Stupa

    Well-preserved Ashoka Pillar with single lion capital. Relic stupa found to contain Buddha's ashes.

    monument
    1 hour

March में और कहीं के त्योहार

March के सब त्योहार देखें

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