Veluvana monastery

Veluvana monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Veluvana monastery

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Veluvana monastery — distance from nearby cities

• From Gaya (BR): about 61 km by road (49 km straight line) · directions · more places near Gaya
• From Bodh Gaya (BR): about 70 km by road (56 km straight line) · directions · more places near Bodh Gaya
• From Patna (BR): about 88 km by road (70 km straight line) · directions · more places near Patna
• From Hazaribagh (JH): about 142 km by road (114 km straight line) · directions · more places near Hazaribagh
• From Muzaffarpur (BR): about 154 km by road (123 km straight line) · directions · more places near Muzaffarpur

Coordinates: 25.01586, 85.41886. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

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• Ghora Katora lake · lake · Nalanda · ~10 km · Well liked · Must-see
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