- Piprahwa
Piprahwa is a village in the area of
Kapilavastu , north ofBirdpur in theSiddharthnagar District ,Uttar Pradesh ,India . There are remains of Buddhist palaces. [cite web
url=http://www.travelchacha.com/cities/uttar_pradesh/piprahwa.html
title=Piprahwa Uttar Pradesh - Piprahwa India - Piprahwa Tour Information
publisher=www.travelchacha.com
accessdate=2008-06-17] There is astupa and some old walls and wells. From this villageLumbini ,Nepal , is just 16 km and the border ofNepal is just 1.5 km away.People of the area says that this is the actual site where the Buddha's Father's Palace was situated. [cite web
url=http://www.lumkap.org.uk/Lumbini%20On%20Trial.htm#p10
title=Lumbini On Trial: The Untold Story
publisher=www.lumkap.org.uk
accessdate=2008-06-17]The scented rice 'kalanamak', very famous and spicy, is grown in this area. [cite web
url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20050915&filename=news&sec_id=50&sid=31
title=Kalanamak | Features | Down To Earth magazine
publisher=www.downtoearth.org.in
accessdate=2008-06-17]
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