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((for|similarly named cities|Caesarea (disambiguation)))
((more citations needed|date=December 2018))
((expand Tamil|topic=|otherarticle=கேசரியா|date=December 2018))
((Infobox settlement
| name                     = Kesariya
| other_name               = Kesaputta
| nickname                 = Kasariya Mehsi
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| image_caption            = A view of [[Kesariya stupa]]
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'''Kesariya''' or '''Kesaria''' is a town in the district of [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]], in the Indian state of  [[Bihar]]. It is the site of a [[stupa]] built by the [[Mauryan Emperor|Mauryan]] king [[Ashoka]].

== Geography ==
It is near Rampur Khajuria. The nearest villages are [[Trilokwa|Noori Mohalla Trilokwa]] & [[Trilokwa]] (3.5&nbsp;km),Kushar Saikh Toli (4&nbsp;km), Phultakiya (3&nbsp;km), Baisakhawa (2&nbsp;km), Ramgadhwa (4&nbsp;km), Tajpur (6&nbsp;km), Bairiya (6&nbsp;km), Bathana (5&nbsp;km), Nyagaw (4&nbsp;km).There are also two mosques in the town and nearest railway Station is [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]] about 21&nbsp;km.

==History==
Modern Kesaria presently stands on the spot of ancient Kesaputta, which was the capital of the [[Kālāma]]s, an ancient tribe organised as a republic that was later annexed by its monarchical neighbour [[Kosala]]. The [[Mahaparinibbana Sutta]] of the [[Pali Canon]] contains references to Kesaputta or Bhoganagara. Bhoganagara was situated on the border between the Lichhavis and the Mallas.

==Legend==
Alara Kalama, Buddha's teacher before enlightenment, is said to have been from Kesaputta. According to [[Jataka tales]], the Buddha ruled this place as a Chakravartin Raja in a previous life. During one of the Buddha's visits to Kesaputta, he gave an essential discourse, the celebrated [[Kesamutti Sutta]], also known as the Kalama Sutta.

The local people call this Stupa Devala, meaning "the house of God." Before the excavation of this, they believed that inside it there is a temple of Shiva which was built by King Bhema containing a lot of treasures.

==Kesariya Stupa==
[[File:Kesariya.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Kesariya stupa]].]]
((BuddhasHolySites))
((main|Kesariya stupa))
Initially constructed as a mud stupa, it gained its present structure in the Maurya, Sunga and Kushana period. The stupa dates between 200 AD and 750 AD and may have been associated with the 4th-century ruler, Raja Chakravarti.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.buddhist-pilgrimage.com/kesaria-stupa.html|title=Kesaria Buddhsit Pilgrimage Tour,Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour in Kesaria India,Kesaria Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour in Bihar,Book for a Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour Kesaria|website=www.buddhist-pilgrimage.com|access-date=2019-01-20))</ref> Kesariya Stupa is 104 feet high.

Huien Tsang mentions having seen the grand Stupa in Kia-shi-po-lo (Kesariya) but it was deserted and overgrown.

The [[Kesariya stupa]] was discovered in 1958 during an excavation led by Archaeologist [[KK Muhammed]] of [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).

A 1998 excavation of the area surrounding the stupa uncovered significant items, such as Islamic coins, arrowheads, copper and terracotta items, earthen lamps, decorated bricks, etc. Some images of Buddha, in ‘Bhoomi Sparsh Mudra’ and other sitting postures, were found.((citation needed|date=January 2016))

==Transport==
Transport and accommodation are available from the state capital, [[Patna]], for visit to the Bodh circuit ([[Bodhgaya]], [[Rajgir]],  [[Nalanda]], [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], Kesaria, [[Mehsi]], [[Lumbini]], [[Kushinagar]],  [[Sarnath]]), Jain Circuit ([[Rajgir]], [[Pawapuri]]), and Sikh Circuit in Bihar.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/ |title=Bihar Tourism |access-date=2022-02-19 |archive-date=2010-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127030717/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/ |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Climate==
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|location = Kesaria
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan record high C = 23.1
|Feb record high C = 25.7
|Mar record high C = 31.9
|Apr record high C = 35.3
|May record high C = 37.5
|Jun record high C = 35.2
|Jul record high C = 32.6
|Aug record high C = 32.1
|Sep record high C = 32
|Oct record high C = 31.5
|Nov record high C = 28.4
|Dec record high C = 24.5
|Jan record low C = 9.5
|Feb record low C = 11.1
|Mar record low C = 16
|Apr record low C = 21.1
|May record low C = 24.9
|Jun record low C = 26.1
|Jul record low C = 25.7
|Aug record low C = 26
|Sep record low C = 25.4
|Oct record low C = 21.7
|Nov record low C = 14.4
|Dec record low C = 10.2
|date=January 2020
|source 1= <ref>((cite web|title=Kesaria, Bihar Weather|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/bihar/kesariya-175039/))</ref>
))

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.bharatonline.com/bihar/travel/champaran/kesaria.html Bharat Online.com]

[[Category:Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Bihar]]
[[Category:Tourism in Bihar]]

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