Bihar Gaya District:Places to visit,hotels,population,history,news,village,Cities,food and Recipe.
Channel: Bihari news
Date: 24/09/2020

#Gayadistrict has been witness to important events in Indian history. 

#Gaya tourism is not only known for religious and spiritual places, but also for beautiful hills, ghats and caves. In this way, there are many places of tourism in Gaya and all have their own different importance, but we will know about some of them major places: -

The first is #Vishnupadtemple
No specific information is available regarding the construction of this temple, but the present form of the temple was built by the ruler of Indore, Devi Ahalyabai Holkar on the banks of the river Phalgu in 1787. An important Hindu mythology is attached to this temple. According to the Puranas, when the demon named Gaiasur started harassing the gods, on the prayer that the god Vishnu put his right foot on his head and pushed it into the ground, during this time, the footprint of Lord Vishnu remained on the surface and later Put a stone on the head of the demon and grant him salvation. Inside the temple, a 40 cm long footprint and a stone placed above Gaiasur are still present. However, Buddhists also consider this temple to be auspicious, as they believe that the above mentioned footprint is that of Lord Buddha. Because of this, this temple is a sacred place for both religions.

Mahabodhi Temple
The #Mahabodhitemple complex located in Bodh Gaya is one of the four holy places related to the life of Lord Buddha and is particularly known for the attainment of enlightenment. The holy Bodhi tree is located in the west part of the temple. It is known as Peepal tree (Peepal) in India. It is believed that this is the same tree under which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. In 2002 it was given the status of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The temple was first built in the 3rd century BC. It was built by Emperor Ashoka and the present temple was built in the fifth or sixth century. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely of bricks that have stood in India since the Gupta period. A huge statue of Buddha is enshrined in the Mahabodhi Temple.This statue is in the posture of Padmasana. In the south-east direction of this temple complex is a beautiful park rich in natural scenes where Buddhist monks meditate, if you want to go there too. Can go

JAMA Masjid
Like the Jama Masjid of Delhi, Gaya also has a famous Jama Masjid of the same name. This is the largest mosque in Bihar, in this mosque of about 200 years old, thousands of people can perform Namaz together. This mosque was built by a royal family of Mu Jaffarpur. Shabina and Tablig are the most famous festivals celebrated here.

Shiva temple located in Chovar village
 #Chovarvillage of Tunkupa block, 35 km from the town of Gaya. Mr. Far away there is a very ancient Shiva temple where thousands of devotees offer water but surprisingly it is said that no one knows this water till date. How many scientists came to investigate it, but they could not detect it.

 Tibetan monastery
The #Tibetanmonastery is one of the biggest attractions of Bodh Gaya tourism. It is the oldest and largest monastery in Bodh Gaya and contains a large number of ancient Buddhist scriptures and documents. There is a statue of Maitreya Buddha decorating the temple. Another attraction of the Tibetan monastery at Bodh Gaya is a 10 meter high metal drum painted in gold and red. This object is known as the wheel of Dharmachakra or law. The Dharma Chakra made of 200 quintals of iron has been a topic of discussion in the tourists.

#Manglagauritemple
When Lord Shiva was distraught in the sky with his wife Sati's burnt body, 51 pieces of Mother Sati's body fell in different parts of the country. These places are known as Shaktipeeth, one of them is the temple of Mangla Gauri Devi of Gaya. There is a lot of darkness in the sanctum sanctorum here, but a lamp has been burning here for years, it is said that it never extinguishes. The mention of this temple is also found in Vayu Purana, Agni Purana and other Hindu texts.

Ancestral fair

This world famous #Pitripakshamela, which takes 15 days from the Krishna Paksha Pratipada to Amavasya of Ashwin month, has great significance for the people of Hindu religion. These days, for the liberation of their fathers, they perform Shraddha Karma by law. This fair is held every year near the ghat of Phalgu river in Gaya where anyone can perform this ritual. However, if you do not wish to donate objects.
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