Gorakhpur

India

Gorakhpur (Hindi: गोरखपुर, Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور) is a city of 675,000 people in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a way station on a popular overland route from India to Nepal. It is the city of great shaayar ("फिराक गोरखपुरी").

Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division.

Gorakhpur is famous as a religious centre: the city was home to Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Sikh saints and is named after the medieval saint Gorakshanath. Gorakhnath Temple is still the seat of the Nath sect. The city is also home to many historic Buddhist sites and the Gita Press, a publisher of Hindu religious texts.

In the 20th century, Gorakhpur was a focal point in the Indian independence movement. Today, the city is also a business centre, hosting the headquarters of the North Eastern Railways and an industrial area, GIDA Gorakhpur Development Authority, 15km from the old town.

It experiences a pleasant environment throughout the year. In summer the average temperature can go as high as 40 'C and in during the winters the average temperature can go as low as 4 'C. The best time to visit Gorakhpur is during the months of October to March.

  • Aroyga Mandir.
  • Chauri Chaura Shaheed Smarak.
  • Ram Garh Tal.
  • Vishnu Mandir.

Gita Vatika, Gita Vatika. Beautiful temple of Lord Krishna and Radha

Gorakhnath Temple. A temple named after Yogi Gorakhnath

Budiya Mai Temple.

Lord Buddha Museum. till 4:30PM. Nice and quiet place to visit.

Railway Museum. Rail museum is also a very good picnic place.

Aroyga Mandir.

Chauri Chaura Shaheed Smarak.

Ram Garh Tal.

Vishnu Mandir.

  • See all the Hindi movies in the town, best theaters are Raj, Jubilee, Vijay Picture Palace, here air conditioning is good.
  • Hire a cycle-rickshaw and travel around slow all around the town. In some places it is better to travel on foot.
  • Taramandal. You can go Taramandal for boating
  • Ambedkar Park.

See all the Hindi movies in the town, best theaters are Raj, Jubilee, Vijay Picture Palace, here air conditioning is good.

Hire a cycle-rickshaw and travel around slow all around the town. In some places it is better to travel on foot.

Taramandal. You can go Taramandal for [[Cruising on small craft|boating]]

Ambedkar Park.

Item selection here is similar to that of other large Indian cities.

  • Terracota items. Terracotta trinkets (decorative things made of muddy soil) are made here.
  • Sabhi Rahe Saath. This mall has a movie theater with 3 screens.
  • Baldev Plaza. The oldest shopping mall in town. It has several shops, especially for jewelry and gifts.
  • Golghar. Sells personal items
  • Gita Press. The world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts is based in Gorakhpur.

Terracota items. Terracotta trinkets (decorative things made of muddy soil) are made here.

Sabhi Rahe Saath. This mall has a movie theater with 3 screens.

Baldev Plaza. The oldest shopping mall in town. It has several shops, especially for jewelry and gifts.

Golghar. Sells personal items

Gita Press. The world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts is based in Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur has a fairly good restaurants and eating joints. Apart from the star category hotels there are many restaurants in the city

  • Bobi's Restaurant, Golghar (main market of the city, +91 551-2332233. 10AM-11PM. Serves from continental to Chinese to Mughal to Indian to what-not. In house bakery serving delicacies, cakes and pastries. Party halls and an ice cream parlour . Affordable.
  • 10 Park Street, Cafe & Kitchen, +91 551-2200037, +91 8355010101, +91 8874778999. serving Indian, Oriental and Continental cuisines.
  • Choudhry Hotel. Good and clean Indian food. Agreeable service with reasonable rates. Can get everything from typical Punjabi dishes to South Indian with variety of sweets.
  • Hotel Ganesh, Park Road near Golghar. Good and Clean Indian food. South Indian dishes like Dosa, Masal Dosa, Idly Sambar etc. are available here at reasonable rate.
  • Tandoor Food - Take away, Cinem Road near Golghar. Most famous food joint in the city specializing in Mughlai non-vegetarian foods like authentic biryani, kababs, tandoori chicken. The prices are reasonable and the quality is great. Open for dinner only. A busy place.

Bobi's Restaurant, Golghar (main market of the city, +91 551-2332233. 10AM-11PM. Serves from continental to Chinese to Mughal to Indian to what-not. In house bakery serving delicacies, cakes and pastries. Party halls and an ice cream parlour . Affordable.

10 Park Street, Cafe & Kitchen, +91 551-2200037, +91 8355010101, +91 8874778999. serving Indian, Oriental and Continental cuisines.

Choudhry Hotel. Good and clean Indian food. Agreeable service with reasonable rates. Can get everything from typical Punjabi dishes to South Indian with variety of sweets.

Hotel Ganesh, Park Road near Golghar. Good and Clean Indian food. South Indian dishes like Dosa, Masal Dosa, Idly Sambar etc. are available here at reasonable rate.

Tandoor Food - Take away, Cinem Road near Golghar. Most famous food joint in the city specializing in Mughlai non-vegetarian foods like authentic biryani, kababs, tandoori chicken. The prices are reasonable and the quality is great. Open for dinner only. A busy place.

Bar facilities available in some of hotels.

  • Hotel Ganges.
  • Mahraja restaurant, Nakhas Chowk, Gorakhpur. good non veg food in city, delicious taste of lucknowi food
  • Mughal Bar.

Hotel Ganges.

Mahraja restaurant, Nakhas Chowk, Gorakhpur. good non veg food in city, delicious taste of lucknowi food

Mughal Bar.

  • Sonauli — the busiest border town to go to Nepal (Bhairhawa is the small Nepali town) Very frequent buses will need 3 hours to link Gorakhpur with Sonauli. The UP Government buses will charge you 112INR. The trip from the border to Gorakhpur can be as cheap as 100INR by using private buses. Taxis (and shared ones too) should be available.
  • Kapilvastu — Capital of Lord Buddha
  • Kushinagar — This is the place where Lord Buddha died.
  • Lumbini (Nepal) — Birth place of Lord Buddha. Go by Sonauli route.
  • Maghar — This is the place where Saint Kabir died.

Sonauli — the busiest border town to go to Nepal (Bhairhawa is the small Nepali town) Very frequent buses will need 3 hours to link Gorakhpur with Sonauli. The UP Government buses will charge you 112INR. The trip from the border to Gorakhpur can be as cheap as 100INR by using private buses. Taxis (and shared ones too) should be available.

[[Kapilvastu]] — Capital of Lord Buddha

[[Kushinagar]] — This is the place where Lord Buddha died.

[[Lumbini]] (Nepal) — Birth place of Lord Buddha. Go by Sonauli route.

Maghar — This is the place where Saint Kabir died.