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Kapilvastu Municipality
Kapilvastu, formerly known by name of Taulihawa, is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal.
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🇳🇵 Nepal · Temple complex
Kapilvastu, formerly known by name of Taulihawa, is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal.
🇳🇵 Nepal · Temple complex
Mauryan Ashokan (244 BCE) to early historic Buddhist · Mauryan Ashokan (Kapilavastu Sakya)
Gotihawa is an Ashokan pillar site (244 BCE) and early Buddhist stupa 20 km west of Lumbini, marking Kakusandha Buddha's birthplace with cracked brick stupa (12 m) and pillar stump (2.1 m) with…