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The world-renowned magazine, The New York Times, has ranked Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, as the ninth best place in the world to visit in 2025. Lumbini is among the top ten in the list titled "52 best places in the world to visit in 2025" mentioned by the magazine.
The magazine gives a brief explanation of Lumbini and mentions that thousands of years ago a queen named Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in the garden of Lumbini. It is also written that Lumbini is an ancient archaeological site of Nepal and there are historical ruins and wildlife.
is mentioned in the online edition of the magazine, which is a major center and place of pilgrimage for the Buddhist faith. 10 years after the earthquake rocked the country, an impressive new temple and meditation center is opening in Lumbini and the 'Thousand Temple', inaugurated in November, has been explained more.
There are 3 original statues of Trikal Buddha 16 feet high inside the vihara. Along with the original statue, there are 18 inch tall thousand Buddha statues and seven Tathagata statues. The article contains an attractive picture of the art of painting on the upper wall of the 'Thousand Temple'.
Leelamani Sharma, a member of the Lumbini Tourism Council, said that when the New York Times put Lumbini as a must-visit destination, it got a lot of publicity internationally. "This publicity has increased everyone's responsibility, now the challenge of providing quality service to the visiting guests and providing more information has increased, in this regard, it is necessary for all parties to coordinate and work together," he said.
Deputy Professor of Lumbini Buddhist University Mr. Wazir says, 'If good hospitality is provided in Lumbini, people from home and abroad will come to get the message of peace and inspiration. There is not only Mayadevi Temple and Ashoka Pillar here, but there is a small world of diverse Buddhist culture.'
Lumbini is the most visited tourist destination in the country. In 2024, tourists from 112 countries including India visited Lumbini. 111,433 people from third countries and 3889 people from India came here. The number of tourists from third countries who came to Lumbini is 48 percent more than the previous year.
'The New York Times' article will increase the arrival of non-Buddhist tourists as well, said Sanuraja Shakya, Member Secretary of Lumbini Development Fund. "Buddhists came, the New York Times article talked about meditation, so the number of meditators, spiritual people and people who like to travel will also increase. Lumbini will be the choice of people from all over the world," he said.
