Bodhgaya place of enlightenment of Lord Buddha in India
| Country |
India |
| State |
Bihar |
| Location |
300 Kilometers from the holy city of Varanasi |
| Best time to visit |
October to February |
| Tourist places to visit |
Maha Bodhi Tree , Maha Bodhi Temple , Shaivite Monastery, Bodhgaya Museum , Jagannath Temple |
| Significance |
One of the four holiest places for the Buddhists. Buddha got enlightenment at this place. |
| Nearby Tourist Places |
Gaya , Barabar caves , Rajgir, Nalanda , Patna , Varanasi , Sarnath ,etc |
| Festivals to visit |
Buddha Jayanti |
Buddhgaya / Bodhgaya , where prince Siddhartha became Buddha . Lies 10 kms away from another sacred Hindu city; Gaya ( gone ),
the city where ghosts get rid of this life. Situated on the bank of river Niranjana, a small village, slowly getting converted to a real
multinational / multi monastic zone city where one can find either monasteries from many Buddhist countries – Thai, Myanmar, China,
Korea , Japan , Vietnam, Laos , Tibet , Nepal and many more or the hotels ( about 100 hotels, guest houses or dharmshalas ) and shops to
supply everything to every one – handicrafts, decorative items, flowers, food, vegetables anything you need at a place like this
pilgrims as well as tourist place.
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