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Gorakhpur
Gorakhnath temple city
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Temple morning
- Old city walk
- River stop
- Lake hour
- Garden
- Return
Geography & terrain
Gorakhpur lies in the eastern Uttar Pradesh, 270 km from Lucknow and 85 km from Kushinagar — the city of the Gorakhnath temple, its old town and the Rapti river set in the flat country of the state's east near the Nepal border.
History & culture
The city's story runs with the Nath tradition — the 12th-century Gorakhnath monastery of the yogi saint, with the temple's modern rebuilding and its role in the region's history; the city's importance on the old trade routes to Nepal, with its railway-era growth and the region's role in the freedom movement and the nearby Buddhist sites of Kushinagar, gives Gorakhpur its layered eastern-UP history.
Where to stay
Budget
₹800–2,000/nightMid-range
₹2,000–4,000/nightComfort
₹4,000+/nightThings to do
Nath temple
Old bazaars
Rapti river
Ramgarh lake
City gardens
Eat & drink
- Tunday kebab
- Petha
- Jalebi
- Nihari
- Navratan korma
Getting there
- Fly
- Lucknow (LKO) / Varanasi (VNS) / Delhi (DEL)
- Train
- Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi junctions
- Road from Delhi
- varies — 200–700 km by district
- Getting around
- Autos, e-rickshaws, app taxis
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹2,500–6,500 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹800–4,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹500–900
- Per day · Activities
- ₹400–800
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Hindi (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The temple's queues peak by the noon — the morning arrival
- Pairs with Kushinagar for the region's Buddhist circuit
- The city's bustle makes the weekdays the easy days
Frequently asked questions
The Nath-tradition city of the Gorakhnath temple in eastern UP.
The temple, the old bazaars and the Rapti's edges.
A full day — or the Buddhist circuit's base.
Gorakhnath temple city
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