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This coin was launch by the great Mughal emperor Akbar as a limited edition coin. This coin is unique because it has the impressions of Hindu lord Rama and his wife and brothers beside it is lord Hanuman taking the blessing. Another side of the coin has the impression of lord Hanuman with the Sanjivini mountain on his hand. The coin is about 3 centuries old and is in very good condition and is on sale for $ 2000.
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Eat Street

Buddhist monks enjoying breakfast on the streets of Gaya city.

Math medal made Bihar proud

Patna boy Shubham Sinha made country and his state proud by bagging the silver medal at the 54th International mathematics Olympiad held in Santa Marta, Colombia.
              The 11-day Olympiad started on July 18. Shubham's father Pankaj Kr. Sinha, an engineer said that shubham was different from childhood. Shubham 18, took his class 10 exam in 2011 from St Xavier's High School,Patna, and passed his class 12 from Bosco public school, Delhi. He believes in healthy competition.
                 Shubham is interested in tabla and sitar also. He belongs to the family of lawyer Nawal Kishore Prasad, who was known for his philanthropy during the freedom struggle. This gives all the youths an inspiration.

Masked and unmasked : The Bodhgaya Suspect



The sketch of the Bodhgaya blast suspect relesed by NIA

 The NIA, grappling for a breakthrough in the bodhgaya serial blast, on 17 July 31 two sketches of a person whose movement leading up to the explosion were found to be suspicious. The sketches were said to be of a man believed to be hailing from Bihar or nearby areas. NIA sources in Delhi said that witness examination and video clips available from the CCTV cameras in the Mahabodhi Mahavihara complex suggest that the man is not a foreigner. The suspect is robbed like a Buddhist monk and in one sketch, is seen wearing a mask that covers the mouth. “Information collected from various sources suggested he is not a foreigner. He may be from Bihar or nearby areas,” said an NIA source. No other suspect have been targeted yet, the source said. The two sketch have been developed with the available leads and is being shared with the general public. The person will be awarded and his/her identity will be kept confidential who will give info about the suspect in the sketch, announced by the NIA. The agency has also released a video clip where the suspect is seen on the CCTV camera. The video clip has been merged to form one single clip where the suspect is seen. The sketch has been prepared on the basis of inputs provided by locals and the person present on the Mahavihara campus on morning of july 7. According to the information the suspect was dressed in a civara-the saffron robes of a Buddhist monk and was carrying a bag, his body wrapped in a chaadar and the face was covered with a mask in wee hours of july 7.The investigation agency is looking at a group that was formed after the Rohingya-Buddhist clashes in Rakhine state of Myanmar since last year. Inspired by that violence against the Rohingyas, there were strong reaction in Bangladesh, India and even Malaysia, besides among radical group of Pakistan. Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed, the chief of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, had tweeted that India was in cahoots with the Buddhist in persecution of the Muslim Rohingyas

The 7/7 attack on Mahabodhi Tempel Bodhgaya.

Hi, this is sameer sharma again  with lots of love.  .

There is a lot of things, that I want to share with you all about my experience 

of gaya city of Bihar . Here is the world famous world heritage site of Bodhgaya.

But on Sunday july 7, 2013 a brutal attack took place on this world heritage site

of peace. It was a pleasant morning of Sunday around 5:30 am , the swipers were cleaning the temple and all of sudden BOOM. No idea what happened , what was that.

After 2 min, one more explosion and total 9 explosions took place, one exploded at the evening. No one was killed but two monks were injured in the attack, they were admitted to medical college of Gaya city. Two bombs were defused by the bomb squat team. One was at the 80 ft statue of lord Buddha and others were inside the Mahabodhi temple’s boundary. Total of 12 bombs were planted to destroy the temple and its side by, but nothing was seriously damaged due to low intensity of the bombs. The bombs were made by 2.5 kgs LPG cylinders, by cracking its upper part and filled amonium nitrate. The bombs were tagged  with the name of the place, where it was to be planted and was written in hindi and urdu.

                            The NSG and NIA team reached the temple following day for the investigation of the explosion. Chief minister Nitish Kumar reached the site following day to know that had happened to the temple. The temple was safe but the holy tree was little damaged also the stairs were broken and footsteps was damaged.

                             Questions raised that being alerted by secret agencies why necessary steps were not taken by the state government. Before the attack I went their with my friends, what I see their, security doorframes were installed and guards with hand metal detector were recruited but they were very careless. A good example of their carelessness is, when I passed the doorframe they only asked me to switch off my cell phone and didn’t cheaked me with metal detector but when my friends passed the doorframe they were cheked one by one. I didn’t understand why they didn’t detected me.

                       The ongoing wrongs should be avoided.

New year 2013...

A candle mrch held at GANDHI MAIDAN of Gaya on the very first day of 2013. The effect of Delhi can seen in Gaya too after the death of Damini. Girls especially took part in this walk instead of celebrating their new year with their families and friends.

The Detail.

INTRODUCTION
Gaya is one of the important holy places for Hindus and thousands of devotees throng this small town every year for pilgrimage. The main pilgrim center in Gaya is the Vishnu temple. Legend has it that this temple was built on Lord Vishnu's footsteps and is thus considered very sacred by the devotees. It is also believed by Hindus that if the final rights are performed in Gaya, the departed soul goes to heaven.

LOCATION
Gaya is located in the central part of the state of Bihar, in the northeastern part of India. It is a part of the great Gangetic plains. It is located to the west of the Falgu River, which is a tributary of river Ganga. It is 13 km north of Bodhgaya and 100 km south of Patna city. The climate of Gaya is tropical. Summers are generally hot (April-June), while winters are cool (October-February). It experiences southwestern monsoon rains from July to September.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

The best time to visit the Gaya is during winter.

HISTORY
There are references to the town of Gaya in the Hindu epic of Ramayana. Sita, the wife of Lord Ram, one of the principal Hindu deities, is said to have cursed the Falgu River. Gaya was a part of the ancient Mauryan Empire in the 3rd century BC. Inscriptions belonging to King Ashoka, the great Mauryan ruler, have been found near Gaya. The small town of Gaya was the part of the great Mughal Empire in medieval times. After the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, it came under the rule of many regional kingdoms. In 1787 Queen Ahilyabai Holkar, who belonged to the ruling Holkar family of Indore, built the Vishnupad temple (Vishnupad, footstep of Lord Vishnu) in Gaya.

TOURISTS ATTRACTIONS
Gaya is a religious center and it is believed that the principal Hindu God, Vishnu has bestowed upon Gaya the power to absolve the sin of the sinners, who come here for pilgrimage. Pilgrims also come to offer funerary offerings (or pinds) at the ghats along the river and pray for the souls of their ancestors.

The main tourist attraction of Gaya is the Vishnupad temple. This temple was built in the Hindu Shikhar style of architecture and is located on the west bank of Falgu River at the southeastern edge of the town.

There is a small archeological museum in Gaya.

The Brahmajuni hill 1 km southwest of the Vishnupad temple is an important spot. One thousand stone steps lead the travelers to the top of this hill, from where one can have a full view of Gaya.

PLACES AROUND GAYA
There are a number of small shrines near Gaya and pilgrims usually visit them to complete the ritual circuit. Thirty-six km north of Gaya are the ancient caves of Barabar, which belong to the 3rd century BC. These caves are famous for their inscriptions dating back to the time of King Ashok, the great Mauryan ruler. The town of Bodhgaya is 13 km south of Gaya. As Gaya is an important place for Hindu pilgrims, Bodhgaya is one the four holiest places of Buddhism, as Lord Gautam Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment here. The historic town of Rajgir is 50 km east of Gaya.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Important Hindu religious festivals are celebrated in Gaya and a hoard of pilgrims descends on this small town to take part in the rituals associated with these festivals.

HOW TO REACH
Gaya does not have an airport of its own.

BY RAIL - There is a small railway station, which is located on the northern part of the town. As Gaya is on the main Delhi-Calcutta railway line, there are a number of trains to Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Puri and Patna.

BY ROAD - There are two bus stands in Gaya, on either side of the Falgu River. The Gandhi Maidan bus station is on the west side of the Falgu River and there are a number of buses to Patna (4 hours) and Ranchi (7 hours), from here. One can catch buses for Rajgir (3 hours) from the Gaurakshini bus station to the east of the Falgu River. There is good bus service for the holy towns of Bodhgaya and Varanasi. Auto-rickshaws ply between Gaya and Bodhgaya, but they are overcrowded, most of the time.

One can move around the city in auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws.

WHERE TO STAY
There are mostly low-end hotels in Gaya, as this town is not more than a stopover. Most of the hotels are located near the railway station. Hotel Siddharth International provides the only top-end accommodation in Gaya.

We offer excellent accommodation facilities in and around Gaya.

                                                                                 
Tourism-of-India.com provides complete information about hotels in Gaya. Tourism-of-India.com offers package tours in order to make your visit to Gaya Pleasant.

FACTS & FIGURES

Population	383,197
Best time to visit	Winters
Language	Bhojpuri and Hindi
STD Codes	0631