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Mahaparinirvan Express
Mahaparinirvan Express is an Indian luxury train operating from Delhi. This train is mainly covering the Buddhist pilgrimage destinations in northern part of India.

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Mahaparinirvan Express, Indian Luxury TrainMahaparinirvan Express which is also known as the Buddhist Circuit Train operating as a luxury train India by Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Mahaparinirvan Express covers the pilgrimage destinations and the target audience is only the Buddhists all over the world especially from China, Nepal, Tibet, Japan and Srilanka.

Introduction of Mahaparinirvan Express
Mahaparinirvan Express is only a pilgrimage tourist train in India. It is launched by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation on March 28 2007, to attract Buddhist pilgrims of the world.

Tourism with Mahaparinirvan Express
Mahaparinirvan Express takes passengers for 8 days and 7 nights on spiritual tour which includes visit to various Buddhist places across northern part of India.

Naming of Mahaparinirvan Express
Mahaparinirvan Express gets its name from the Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha. This is a sacred journey which includes visit of Gautama Buddha to various important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, such as Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Varanasi and Kushinagar.

Lumbini
Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. Lumbini is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha

Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is situated near the Niranjana River in the state of Bihar. It is one of the most important and sacred Buddhist pilgrimage centre in the world. Mahaparinirvan Express tours to Bodh Gaya.

Varanasi
Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world, with Buddhist pilgrimage destinations and the Hindu pilgrimage destinations. Sarnath, Dhamek Stupa and Chaukhandi Stupa are the major places in Varanasi.

Kushinagar
Kushinagar is an early Indian town and a nagar panchayat in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It is located around National Highway-28. It is 52 km east of Gorakhpur city. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana after his death.

Carriages of Mahaparinirvan Express
Mahaparinirvan Express is operated by Indian Railways using carriages from a Rajdhani Express train. Mahaparinirvan Express is a fully air conditioned train offering three first class, two tier, and three tier.

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