Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya

As the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Bodhgaya is the spiritual home for Buddhists. It attracts thousands of believers from all over the world. Bodhgaya situated near the river Niranjana, is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres since it was here that Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

It is situated at an altitude of 113 m. Most countries with vast Buddhist population have a temple or monastery here. The 25 m Great Buddha Statue in the Japanese Kamakura style was unveiled by his holiness Dalai Lama in 1989.

How To Get There :

By Air : Gaya has an airport now and the other nearest airports are Patna & Varanasi with regular flights to Delhi, Ranchi, Lucknow, Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai. Calcutta.

Rail : Gaya is the nearest railway station. Several superfast as well as express trains are available to Gaya. Gaya is on the main Delhi to Calcutta line and there are direct trains to Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Puri and Patna.

By Road : Bodhgaya is 12 km from Gaya, 140 km from Patna, 66 km from Rajgir and 265 km from Varanasi.