Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest on the Bihar-Jharkhand border in the Rajgir hills, dry and little visited.
- Where
- Gaya, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.5400, 85.5600
Get the Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary
Tilaiya Dam 24 km
The first of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened on the Barakar in 1953.
Kakolat Falls 31 km
A curtain of water in the Jharkhand foothills.
Dashrath Manjhi Path 47 km
One man, one hammer, twenty two years, one road through a hill.
Itkhori 48 km
Buddhist, Jain and Hindu carving in one compound.
Vulture Peak 53 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
Ghora Katora 54 km
A horseshoe lake in the Rajgir hills with a stone Buddha standing in the water.
Rajgir Hills 54 km
Five hills ringing the old Magadhan capital, with a cyclopean wall running over them.
Saptaparni Cave 54 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
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Questions
Where is Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary?
Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary is in Gaya, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tilaiya Dam (24 km), Kakolat Falls (31 km), Dashrath Manjhi Path (47 km).
How do I get the Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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