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Devdaha
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<p>Devdaha (Deva Daha, देवदह) is a <a href="/facts/Municipality/S0bUz6jW">municipality</a> in <a href="/facts/Rupandehi_District/XmlAoQH0">Rupandehi District</a> of Nepal, the ancient capital of <a href="/facts/Koliya/o24B3GDF">Koliya Republic</a>, located 7 km east of <a href="/facts/Lumbini/xD4zyXEo">Lumbini</a> and east of <a href="/facts/Butwal/dReN0Cfo">Butwal</a> and shares a border with <a href="/facts/Nawalparasi/R3fBWyn4">Nawalparasi</a> district on the east side. It is identified as the maternal home of <a href="/facts/Maya_(mother_of_the_Buddha)/rLgpmTy3">Queen Mayadevi</a>, <a href="/facts/Prajapati_Gautami/4KXKVUkT">Prajapati Gautami</a> and <a href="/facts/Ya%25C5%259Bodhar%25C4%2581/NrSoUecq">Princess Yasodhara</a>. There are many places to visit in Devdaha. It is believed that <a href="/facts/Prince_Siddhartha/8UchTM1s">Prince Siddhartha</a> had spent some years of his childhood with his step-mother/aunt Prajapati Gautami in Devdaha. </p>