Deekshabhoomi
Where half a million people converted in one afternoon.
- Where
- Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.1282, 79.0669
Get the Deekshabhoomi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Deekshabhoomi. 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Deekshabhoomi
Zero Mile Stone 2.8 km
The point every distance in British India was measured from.
Sitabuldi Fort 2.9 km
The hill in the middle of Nagpur where the Bhonsles lost to the British in 1817.
Ramtek 38 km
Where Rama is said to have rested, and Kalidasa wrote.
Sevagram Ashram 58 km
Gandhi's last ashram, and his hut.
Pench National Park 65 km
Kipling's jungle, with the paperwork.
Pench Tiger Reserve 65 km
A tiger reserve of more than a thousand square kilometres, straddling Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary 75 km
Small, dense, and full of everything but crowds.
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve 106 km
Teak and bamboo around a lake, and among the most reliable places in India to see a tiger in daylight.
More state heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Deekshabhoomi?
Deekshabhoomi is in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Zero Mile Stone (2.8 km), Sitabuldi Fort (2.9 km), Ramtek (38 km).
How do I get the Deekshabhoomi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Deekshabhoomi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Deekshabhoomi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra 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.