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Encyclopedia > Balrampur district

Balrampur districta town situated on the bank of river Rapti, is the district headquarters of Balarampur District of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Balrampur town is the district headquarters. Balrampur district is a part of Devipatna division. Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Balrampur, a town situated on the bank of river Rapti, is the district headquarters of Balarampur District of Uttar Pradesh state of India. ... Devipatan division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...


The city of Balrampur is famous for its association with sacred Buddhist and Jain places. Located in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, The city is also known for Balrampur Chini Mills, one of the largest sugar manufacturing industry in the country. Balrampur, a town situated on the bank of river Rapti, is the district headquarters of Balarampur District of Uttar Pradesh state of India. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ...


Balrampur was a state owned by the King before it was merged, after Britishers left India. The town is in foothills of Himalaya .


The religious sites in and around the city are the main attractions of tourists here. Sahet, a nearby place on the Sravasti road, spread over an area of 400 acres is famous for its collection of ancient ruins. Towards the Rapti River, a little north of Sahet, lies the ancient city of Mahet. The fortified entrance to Mahet is made of mud, constructed in a beautiful crescent shape. Then there is the well-known temple, Sobhnath temple, which houses the great Stupas. These Stupas reflect the Buddhist tradition and boast of the history of the monasteries here in Balrampur, which you can see through the tour packages for Balrampur. Srāvastī or Sāvatthī (Chinese: 舍衛), a city of ancient India, was one of the largest cities during Gautama Buddha’s lifetime. ...


Jeetavana monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in the country is said to be one of the favorites sites of Gautam Buddha. It contains the 12th century inscriptions. The site is said to be so religious that the Emperor Ashoka, the great, visited this site. Nearby there is also a sacred tree of Peepal. It is said that the tree is a sapling from the original Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya.


Gautam Buddha spend 21 rainy season under the sacred Peepal tree.The famous incident of Angulimal happened in forest of Sravasti only, where the cruel dacoit who used to kill people and wear the garland of their fingers, was enlightened by Gautam Buddha


Another site of great religious importance in the city is Sravasti. It is said that Mahavira Jain, the founder of Jain religion, 'influenced' this place. It houses the famous Shwetambar temple.


Balrampur is also famous for its variety of hotels. These hotels are a major factor in pulling the tourist traffic towards Balrampur. The city is well connected by road.


Divisions and Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India
Agra Division: Agra | Aligarh | Etah | Firozabad | Mainpuri | Hathras | Mathura
Allahabad Division: Allahabad | Fatehpur | Kaushambi | Pratapgarh
Azamgarh Division: Azamgarh | Ballia | Mau
Bareilly Division: Badaun | Bareilly | Pilibhit | Shahjahanpur
Basti Division: Basti | Sant Kabir Nagar | Siddharthnagar
Chitrakoot Division: Banda | Chitrakoot | Hamirpur | Mahoba
Devipatan Division: Bahraich | Balarampur | Gonda | Shravasti
Faizabad Division: Ambedkar Nagar | Barabanki | Faizabad | Sultanpur
Gorakhpur Division: Devaria | Gorakhpur | Kushinagar | Maharajganj
Jhansi Division: Jalaun | Jhansi | Lalitpur
Kanpur Division: | Auraiya | Etawah | Farrukhabad | Kannauj | Kanpur Dehat | Kanpur Nagar
Lucknow Division: Hardoi | Lakhimpur Kheri | Lucknow | Raebareli | Sitapur | Unnao
Meerut Division: | Bagpat | Bulandshahr | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Ghaziabad | Meerut
Mirzapur Division: Mirzapur | Sant Ravidas Nagar | Sonbhadra
Moradabad Division: Bijnor | Jyotiba Phule Nagar | Moradabad | Rampur
Saharanpur Division: Muzaffarnagar | Saharanpur
Varanasi Division: Chandauli | Ghazipur | Jaunpur | Varanasi


 
 

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