Devdaha

Devdaha is a municipality in Rupandehi District of Nepal, located 7 km east of Lumbini and east of Butwal, sharing a border with Nawalparasi District on its eastern side. It is identified as the ancient capital of the Koliya Republic and as the maternal home of Queen Mayadevi, Prajapati Gautami and Princess Yasodhara, and the Buddhist commentaries describe it as the town where Gautama Buddha stayed on his tours. The name is explained as the pond of the gods, from Sanskrit deva and daha, after a holy pond whose water supplied the Koliya palace. One of its sights is the Pakari tree, a giant weeping fig said to be among the biggest trees in Asia and traditionally dated to the time of the Shakyas.