Situated in the foothills of the Churiya range in the district of Rupandehi, 300km southwest of capital Kathmandu,Nepal. Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha is the first and foremost site of pilgrimage among the Chatumahasthana.

Buddhist literature declares that the newly born Prince Siddhartha took seven steps and uttered some precious words as epoch making message to the suffering humanity. It happened in the beautiful sal grove of Lumbini, Nepal. The garden was renowned for the beauty of its shady grove of lush green trees ad colorful flowers.
Maya Devi, the queen of Sakya King Suddhodana of Kapilavastu, on the way to her maternal hometown Devadaha, was passing through the Lumbini Garden. It was the Vaisakha Poornima (Full Moon Day) of 623 BC.