Vaishali
Where the Buddha preached last and the republic met first.
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.9895, 85.1303
Get the Vaishali stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vaishali. 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 Vaishali
Sonepur Cattle Fair Ground 33 km
The ground of the largest cattle fair in Asia, empty for most of the year and enormous for a fortnight.
Digha-Sonpur Bridge 36 km
J. P. Setu, carrying road and rail across the Ganga between Patna and Sonpur.
Golghar 41 km
A beehive granary built in 1786 against famine, never filled, with a hundred and forty five steps spiralling up the outside.
Mahatma Gandhi Setu 42 km
Nearly six kilometres of bridge over the Ganga between Patna and Hajipur, opened in 1982.
Patna Museum 42 km
The old Jadughar of 1917, holding the Didarganj Yakshi and a casket said to carry the Buddha's ashes.
Sher Shah Suri Masjid 42 km
Sher Shah's mosque at Patna, Afghan in its arches, built while he held Delhi.
Bihar Museum 42 km
The Didarganj Yakshi, and how the state tells its own story.
Kumhrar 44 km
What is left of Pataliputra: an eighty pillared hall from the Mauryan palace, in a park.
More famous places to visit in Bihar
Questions
Where is Vaishali?
Vaishali is in Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sonepur Cattle Fair Ground (33 km), Digha-Sonpur Bridge (36 km), Golghar (41 km).
How do I get the Vaishali stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vaishali 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 Vaishali 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.