Sanctum-Sanctorum:The sacred Birth Palace

The single most important spot at Lumbini (and to the entire Buddhist world for that matter) is the stone slab located deep in the Sanctum Sanctorum. Revealed after hard and meticulous excavations under the three layers of ruins on the site of a famous Maya Devi Temple, the stone slab foundation pin-points the precise location of the original palace, marking the exact spot of the birthplace of Lord Buddha.On February 4th,1996,an official declaration was made by the then Prime minister of Nepal about the discovery of the spot marked by a stone conglomerate. The spot being the moist sensitive, proper conservation and exposition required to allow pilgrim/visitors to observe in situ the Marked Stones here.