Vaishali -Located at 55 kms away from capital city Patna, Vaishali is a small village boasts of an remarkable historical past.

Its an important destination for Buddhists as well as Jain pilgrimage.

Vaishali is famous where Lord Buddha preached his last sermon before he died in Kushinagar around 483 BC.  The excavations have brought out several historic structures related to Lord Buddha, Mauryan King Ashoka and Lord Mahavira as well.

Lord Buddha used to visit Vaishali frequently, where as its a birth place of Lord Mahavira, Jain Tirthankar who lived here till he was 22 years old.

Vaishali was also the centre for trade and industry, during the period when Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryas and the Guptas.