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Gaya

About Gaya City

Gaya is a city of ancient historical and mythological significance. It is one of the major tourist attractions of Bihar. Gaya is the 2nd largest city of Bihar. The hectic town of Gaya is a religious centre for Hindu pilgrims, who believe that offerings at the town's riverside Vishnupad Temple relieve the recently departed from the cycle of birth and rebirth. For foreign tourists, it merely serves as a transit point for Bodhgaya, 13km away. One of the most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, Bodhgaya is a village in the state of Bihar. It was here under the Bodhi tree that Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment. The place is bustling with pilgrims all through the year who come to pay their homage in the monasteries, shrines and temples. It also attracts tourists from India and abroad owing to its magnificent Buddha statue, the Mahabodhi Temple and the Bodhi tree. Bodh Gaya also has other various temples and monasteries dedicated to Buddhism. Located near the river Neranjana, Bodh Gaya was earlier known as Uruwela. It was also known as Sambodhi, Vajrasana or Mahabodhi until the 18th century CE. A trip to Bodh Gaya provides valuable insights into the culture of Indian religious philosophies and also showcases some architectural masterpieces

Nice to know - Bodh Gaya is the single biggest pilgrimage for all sects of Buddhists throughout the world. It is now one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a lot of foreign countries including Japan and China have helped the Indian government in building facilities for the Buddhist pilgrims.

Things to do

• Mahabodhi Temple
• Great Buddha Statue
• Bodhi Tree
• Tibetan Refugee Market
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex Book store
• Thai Monastery
• Royal Bhutan Monastery
• Muchalinda Lake
• Brahmayoni Temple
• Chinese Temple
• Cankamana is a holy shrine
• Indosan Nippon Japanese Temple
• Vietnamese Temple

Oct-Mar is the best time to visit Bodh Gaya but tourists flock here throughout the year. Post-October, a lot of monks, flock from Dharamshala to Bodh Gaya and the city is coloured with maroon robes. Dalai Lama himself spends some time here during December and January. Visitors also flock here in the month of Vaisakh (April-May) to celebrate the Buddha Purnima, the auspicious day when Siddhartha had attained enlightenment.

Pantnagar

About Pantnagar City

Pantnagar is a town situated in the Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand state. The town is famous for main two region firstly the Panthnagar is the place where first agricultural university of india was establishesd in 1960 and secondly Pant nagar is the home of Pantnagar Airport is the major attraction of Tourist located in Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand. Panthnagar is a domestic Airport. The University is named now "Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture Technology. Pantnagar has successfuly emerged as an industrial estate in teh kumaon region and various renowned companies have shown their knee interset in pantnagar by building there industries here like - Tata, Bajaj, Nestle, Britannia and Dabur.

Things to see

• Haldwani
• Nainital
• Jim Corbett National Park
• Govind National Park
• Bhimtal
• Nanakmatta

Best time to visit

the cool and wonderful conditions make the place a well known goal consistently. The town is set in the midst of mountains and the air is constantly fresh and new. Summers are hot and it is uncomfortable for a brief period. The winters can be nippy and one needs to convey woollen clothes while going amid this period. The place gets precipitation amid the storm season. The months of October and November are gentle and agreeable.

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