Lumbini, Jan. 5 -- Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and a global symbol of peace, welcomed international tourists and pilgrims from as many as 106 countries in 2025, marking one of the broadest geographic representations of foreign visitors.

Besides Indian visitors, the sacred site drew people from more than half the world's countries, underlining its rising profile as an international spiritual destination.

From China, the world's second most populous nation, to Liechtenstein, a small European nation of just over 40,000 people, visitors made their way to Lumbini. Tourists also arrived from distant Chile in South America.

According to the data available at the Lumbini Development Trust, a total of 10,789 tourists came from Chin...