Kundalpur, Bihar
Village in Bihar, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a village in Nalanda district, Bihar. For the town in Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, see Kundalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Kundalpur is a village in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) from ancient Nalanda Mahavihara, 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) southwest of Bihar Sharif, and 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Patna.
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Coordinates: 25.1473°N 85.4480°E / 25.1473; 85.4480 | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Nalanda district |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
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According to the Digambara school of Jainism, Kundalpur is the birthplace of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and last tirthankara. There are temples dedicated to Mahavira, Rishabhanatha, and Gautama Swami located here.