Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is a town in Gaya District, Bihar. Bodh Gaya is situated nearby to the village Bakraur, as well as near Mohanpur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mahabodhi Temple and Sujata Stupa.
Mahabodhi Temple
Buddhist temple
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The Mahabodhi Temple or the Mahābodhi Mahāvihāra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but restored Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.
Sujata Stupa
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bobeverywhere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh, is a Buddhist stupa located in the village of Senanigrama slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India.
Great Buddha
Work of art
Photo: Photo Dharma, CC BY 2.0.
The Great Buddha statue is one of the popular stops on the Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist routes in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. The Great Buddha was possibly the largest Buddha statue in India at the time and was consecrated on 18 November 1989 by the 14th Dalai Lama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bodh Gaya.
Bodh Gaya
Photo: Photo Dharma, CC BY 2.0.
Bodh Gaya, located in the state of Bihar, the town holds immense spiritual significance as the site where Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment. It is considered the most revered of all Buddhist sacred sites and forms a key part of the Buddhist Circuit.
Bodh Gaya
- Type: Town with 236,000 residents
- Also known as: “Bodhgaya”
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Gaya District, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.6974° or 24° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
84.9836° or 84° 59′ 1″ eastPopulation
236,000Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)Open location code
7MP6MXWM+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 333285205OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
12682743
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