Gurpa Peak
Where Mahakassapa is said to be waiting.
- Where
- Gaya, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.7964, 85.0080
Get the Gurpa Peak stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gurpa Peak. 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 Gurpa Peak
Vishnupad Temple 2.1 km
A footprint in rock, and the rites for the dead.
Mangla Gauri Temple 2.4 km
A shakti peetha on a hill at Gaya where the breast is said to have fallen.
Mahabodhi Temple 11 km
Beside the descendant of the tree the Buddha sat under, and one of the earliest brick temples still standing in India.
Dashrath Manjhi Path 22 km
One man, one hammer, twenty two years, one road through a hill.
Barabar Caves 24 km
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
Saptaparni Cave 47 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
Rajgir 49 km
Five hills around the first Magadhan capital, with hot springs and the ridge where the Buddha preached.
Vulture Peak 50 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
More offbeat places in Bihar
Questions
Where is Gurpa Peak?
Gurpa Peak is in Gaya, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vishnupad Temple (2.1 km), Mangla Gauri Temple (2.4 km), Mahabodhi Temple (11 km).
How do I get the Gurpa Peak stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gurpa Peak 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 Gurpa Peak 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.