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Top 9 Points of Interest & Landmarks in Gaya District, Bihar
Discover the best top things to do in Gaya District, India including Bodhi Tree, Palyul Namdroling Temple, Kagyu Monlam, Animesh Lochana Chaitya Shrine, Mangla Gauri Temple, Gaya Ji Purohit, Gaya pind daan, Pretshila Hill, Nagkut.
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1. Bodhi Tree
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 520 reviews
Reviewed By KarmaTempa - Gangtok, India
The inner sanctum of The Maha bodhi stupa is surreal.Once can just meditate there for hours even though so many people are doing their rounds of the stupa.Just to be in the very place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment is enough to make it even more special. The evening times were even more beautiful with the colorful lights on the stupa and the chanting of prayers.One can just get lost in time here with no thoughts and that is precious. The only thing which can be changed is the guards whistle,which they blow to let people know that the timing of closing down the area is at hand.It is really disturbing and destroys the peace of the sanctum.
2. Palyul Namdroling Temple
3. Kagyu Monlam
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By rootlesswanderer
The BODHGAYA is a very sacred place for Buddhist and For people who love to hear, feel and explore the sacred path shown by Gautam Buddha. The people from different part of the world join here to gather to explore and enrich the compassion and kindness within ones thought and soul. The Kagyu Monlam is one of the major Tibetan Buddhist gathering lead by HH the Gyalwang Karmapa, one of the great reincarnated master from Tibet. This year’s 37th Kagyu Monlam is being started with a preliminary teachings on Meditation by Mingyur Rinpoche and followed by Gyaltsab Rinpoche who’ll lead the 37th Kagyu Monlam. It’s an enchanting and inspiring gathering of people to join and get benefited in all direction and possibility. It’s a worth and must gathering to attend while at BODHGAYA.
4. Animesh Lochana Chaitya Shrine
5. Mangla Gauri Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By meghashyam - Chennai (Madras), India
Part of the hallowed Ashta dasa Shakthi peethams , Maa 's lotus feet can be worshipped here , the sanctum is atop a small hillock . The sanctum emanates a divine aura all around . Truly divine place .
6. Gaya Ji Purohit
7. Gaya pind daan
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By thippili
My husband and I, as well as my brother, performed pind daan for our ancestors here. We pre-booked with the Kanchi Mutt, where we were charged Rs.7500 per family, with meals free on the day of pind daan. This included the cost of Purohit and havan samagri. It does not include the cost of stay (which was Rs.1500 per night with 5 beds in one AC room) or any transportation (which is extra - about Rs.1000 each for pick up and drop to/fro airport and about Rs.100 to and fro Vishnupad temple). All meals on other days (other than the day of pind daan) are extra and cost about Rs.200 per person per day. Needless to say, the purohit and guides demand extra voluntary donations, so do please carry some Rs.50/100 notes. Otherwise you will end up spending a lot. Apart from this, we made a voluntary donation to the mutt in kind, given that the arrangements were very good. You also need to carry a large amount of coins/notes in small denominations, as it is believed that you should not refuse any requests/beggars. These poor people dot the Vishnupad temple. Rituals are done both at Vishnupad temple as well as the mutt premises. Summer tends to be very crowded and hot I am told. So our choice of December winter was an excellent one. The rooms and toilets are very clean and neat. Meals are commendable. We visited Gaya in December 2019 to perform Shradham for our ancestors. We stayed at the Kanchi mutt near Vishnupad temple. AC rooms cost Rs.1500 per night and can accommodate 5 people. There are 5 to 6 rooms. Rooms and toilets are clean. Food is great. The cost of pind daan, which was very elaborate and well-organised, was Rs.7500 per family. We made a small voluntary donation in kind to the mutt for excellent service provided. Please carry several coins and small denomination notes to donate to beggars/needy. There are several street food shops near the mutt, but they use onion and garlic, which are usually avoided during Shradh. But you can get some branded biscuits, Haldiram's namkeens nearby. For shopping, I recommend the small Banarsi saree shop opposite the mutt, the Gita press book shop a few blocks to the right of the mutt, and bells/Vishnupad/granite vigrahas from some of the several shops here. If you want to pick up something authentic, and create a family heirloom, I suggest you pick up a bronze kamandalu. These are available in various sizes and cost Rs.500 plus. Do please fix the rates with the guide before you go - it is said that they are never satisfied with anything you give due to Sitaji's curse- and they live up to that reputation???? A trip to Bodhgaya is absolutely a must - they are open from 4 pm to 9 pm, and listening to the group chanting there is heavenly. We spent about 30 minutes there. A free wheelchair facility is available at the entrance if necessary. On the way, you can visit the Shakthi peeth as well. It is best to take a return auto ride to and fro Bodhgaya, which costs around Rs.500/600 from Kanchi mutt. No cameras or photography is allowed inside Bodhgaya. So remember to leave your mobiles and camera behind. Bodhgaya is filled with tourists from all over the world. So do carry some face masks to protect yourself, just in case. Souvenirs I recommend: A Vishnupad in copper from the Vishnupad temple; lovely Buddha prints from Bodhgaya for gifting; and a bronze kamandalu. Enjoy your trip.
8. Pretshila Hill
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3.5 based on 6 reviews
9. Nagkut
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3.5 based on 4 reviews
