GAYA - THE ONLY PLACE FOR GETTING PEACE IN LIFE

Gaya (Hindi: गया) is the second largest city of Bihar, India.Gaya is 100 kilometers south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Situated on the banks of Falgu River.

Gaya derives its name from the mythological demon Gayasur . Lord Vishnu killed Gayasur, the holy demon by using the pressure of his foot over him. This incident transformed Gayasur into the series of rocky hills that make up the landscape of the Gaya city. Gaya was so holy that he had the power to absolve the sins of those who touched him or looked at him; after his death many people have flocked to Gaya to perform Shraddha sacrifices on his body to absolve the sins of their ancestors. Gods and goddesses had promised to live on Gayasur's body after he died, and the hilltop protuberances of Gaya are surmounted by temples to various gods and goddesses. These hilltop temples at Rama Shila, Mangla Gauri, Shringa Sthan and Brahmayoni are part of the pilgrimage circuit, and grand staircases have been built up to most of them.

 HOLY SITES IN GAYA : 
                                               Vishnupad Temple, Mangla Gauri shrine, Mahabodhi Temple-Bodh Gaya., Brahmayoni hill, Akshayawat, Ghats and Temples line the banks of the sacred Falgu River.

Gaya is significant to Hindus from the point of view of salvation to the souls of ancestors (a ritual called pinda daan). According to Ramayana, when Lord RAMA came to Gaya along with Sita for pitripaksha (or to perform pindadanam), Sita cursed the Falgu River following some disobedience on the part of the river. Ramayana states that on account of this curse, Falgu River lost its water, and the river is simply a vast stretch of sand dunes. At the same time Sita blessed a banyan tree to be immortal. This tree is known as Akshyavat. Akshyavat is combination of two words Akshya (which never decay) and Vat (Banyan tree). Once a year banyan trees shed leaves, but this particular tree never sheds its leaves which keeps it green even in times of drought.

Footprint of LORD VISHNU AT Vishnu pad Temple

Golden statue of Lord Buddha in Mahabodhi Temple

The Mahaboddhi Temple

Lord Buddha's biggest Statue

Vishnu Pad Temple from outside

vishnu pad temple outside scenario

For Buddhists, Gaya is an important pilgrimage place because it was at Brahmayoni hill that Buddha preached the Fire Sermon (Adittapariyaya Sutta) to a thousand former fire-worshipping ascetics, who all became enlightened while listening to this discourse. At that time, the hill was called Gayasisa.

From Buddhists, point of view, it is the most religious palce for them.

Any one can connect themselves by any means either it is Airways, Roadways, Railways.
There is also facility of direct flights from Sri Lanka, Bankok, Thailand, Singapore.

Gaya is also famous for its famous delicious Snacks, Sweets-especially for its famous TILKUT (made from sesame seeds) and also for its spicy typical foods.

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