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Planning A Heritage Trip? Bihar's UNESCO Sites Are Stealing The Spotlight This Season
Bihar has long been a meeting point of spiritual and intellectual movements that changed the course of Asian history. Read on.
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Satellite Images Indicate Huge Architectural Wealth Under Iconic Bodh Gaya Temple
A geospatial analysis utilising satellite images and ground surveys has found evidence of the presence of "huge architectural wealth" buried in the Mahabodhi temple complex and its surroundings in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, officials said today.
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Dalai Lama Offers Prayers At Mahabodhi Temple In Bihar's Bodh Gaya
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered prayers at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya on Saturday.
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Security Stepped Up At Bodh Gaya After Ahmedabad Blasts Suspect's Arrest
The Bihar government has increased the security of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya town, Buddhism's holiest shrine, following the arrest of Tausif Khan, a 35-year-old engineer accused of plotting the serial blasts in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city in 2008.
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Government to Develop Bodhgaya as Spiritual Capital: PM Modi
Describing Bodhgaya as the "land of enlightenment," Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government would develop the site as the spiritual capital for it to serve as a civilisational bond between India and the Buddhist world.
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PM Narendra Modi Visits Bodhgaya, Meditates At Mahabodhi Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bodh Gaya today and prayed at the Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, an official said.
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PM Narendra Modi to Visit Bodh Gaya Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bodh Gaya in Bihar today, visiting one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Buddhists and the place where Lord Buddha obtained enlightenment.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Prays at Mahabodhi Temple For Earthquake Victims
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took part in a special prayer in the world famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya for the people killed in the devastating earthquake which hit Nepal and the state.
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Visits Mahabodhi Temple
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today visited Bodh Gaya and offered prayers under the Mahabodhi tree where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.
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Bihar's Bodh Gaya temple dome inlaid with gold
The dome of Bodh Gaya's 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, has been inlaid with nearly 300 kg gold donated by devotees from Thailand -- giving the shrine a new look.
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From Thailand, with love: 300 kgs of gold for Bihar temple
The much awaited work to gold-plate the dome is being carried out by a team of technical experts from Thailand, officials said.
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Only modern structures damaged at Mahabodhi temple, says Archaeological Survey of India
An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team visited the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, after Sunday's serial blasts and found that only modern structures had been damaged, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bodh Gaya blasts: One of the bombs was planted 20 feet high on a Buddha statue
One of the bombs that ripped through the Bodh Gaya temple premises on early Sunday morning was placed 20 feet high on a statue of Gautam Buddha, forensic analysts said today.
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Bodhgaya temple blasts: Centre tells states to tighten security at Buddhist shrines
Hours after the multiple blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar, the Centre today directed all states to ensure fool-proof security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements.
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Bodhgaya temple blasts: Review meet on July 2 revealed inadequate security
Security at the Mahabodhi temple, rocked by serial explosions today, was not adequate - this was reportedly conveyed to the management of the shrine by local police as early as this week. Two people were injured after eight blasts went off in quick succession early this morning.
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Planning A Heritage Trip? Bihar's UNESCO Sites Are Stealing The Spotlight This Season
Bihar has long been a meeting point of spiritual and intellectual movements that changed the course of Asian history. Read on.
-
Satellite Images Indicate Huge Architectural Wealth Under Iconic Bodh Gaya Temple
A geospatial analysis utilising satellite images and ground surveys has found evidence of the presence of "huge architectural wealth" buried in the Mahabodhi temple complex and its surroundings in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, officials said today.
-
Dalai Lama Offers Prayers At Mahabodhi Temple In Bihar's Bodh Gaya
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered prayers at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya on Saturday.
-
Security Stepped Up At Bodh Gaya After Ahmedabad Blasts Suspect's Arrest
The Bihar government has increased the security of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya town, Buddhism's holiest shrine, following the arrest of Tausif Khan, a 35-year-old engineer accused of plotting the serial blasts in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city in 2008.
-
Government to Develop Bodhgaya as Spiritual Capital: PM Modi
Describing Bodhgaya as the "land of enlightenment," Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government would develop the site as the spiritual capital for it to serve as a civilisational bond between India and the Buddhist world.
-
PM Narendra Modi Visits Bodhgaya, Meditates At Mahabodhi Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bodh Gaya today and prayed at the Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, an official said.
-
PM Narendra Modi to Visit Bodh Gaya Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bodh Gaya in Bihar today, visiting one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Buddhists and the place where Lord Buddha obtained enlightenment.
-
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Prays at Mahabodhi Temple For Earthquake Victims
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took part in a special prayer in the world famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya for the people killed in the devastating earthquake which hit Nepal and the state.
-
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Visits Mahabodhi Temple
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today visited Bodh Gaya and offered prayers under the Mahabodhi tree where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.
-
Bihar's Bodh Gaya temple dome inlaid with gold
The dome of Bodh Gaya's 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, has been inlaid with nearly 300 kg gold donated by devotees from Thailand -- giving the shrine a new look.
-
From Thailand, with love: 300 kgs of gold for Bihar temple
The much awaited work to gold-plate the dome is being carried out by a team of technical experts from Thailand, officials said.
-
Only modern structures damaged at Mahabodhi temple, says Archaeological Survey of India
An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team visited the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, after Sunday's serial blasts and found that only modern structures had been damaged, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bodh Gaya blasts: One of the bombs was planted 20 feet high on a Buddha statue
One of the bombs that ripped through the Bodh Gaya temple premises on early Sunday morning was placed 20 feet high on a statue of Gautam Buddha, forensic analysts said today.
-
Bodhgaya temple blasts: Centre tells states to tighten security at Buddhist shrines
Hours after the multiple blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar, the Centre today directed all states to ensure fool-proof security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements.
-
Bodhgaya temple blasts: Review meet on July 2 revealed inadequate security
Security at the Mahabodhi temple, rocked by serial explosions today, was not adequate - this was reportedly conveyed to the management of the shrine by local police as early as this week. Two people were injured after eight blasts went off in quick succession early this morning.
