GK
FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Gaya
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Kesariya
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Munger
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Darbhanga
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kesariya stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Patna, in the Champaran (east) district of Bihar, India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The stupa at Borobudur is the world’s largest stupa. It was constructed between the eighth and ninth centuries C.E. Let us look at the given options. A) The Kesariya Stupa in Bihar is India’s largest stupa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historical importance of Bihar has been established again with the discovery of “biggest ever Buddhist Stupa “ at Kesaria in East Champaran district about 120 K.M. from Patna and 30 miles from Vaishali on Indo Nepal border.
Detailed explanation-4: -With the top of its spire reaching 120.45 meters in height, Phra Pathommachedi in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand is the tallest extant stupa in the world.