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Buddha Jayanti Park & Central Ridge

New Delhi, Delhi, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

A serene ridge-forest park around a gilded Buddha and a bodhi-tree sapling from Sri Lanka — jogging loops in the city's green lung.

Why visit: The calmest green escape near the diplomatic enclave.

Things to do

›Gilded Buddha shrine
›Bodhi sapling
›Forest jog paths
›Vesak celebrations

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; mornings

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

Free–₹200

Duration

1–2 hrs

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2.1 km

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