Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside ... Lord Vishnu and we consider Buddhists our brothers,” Giri told Al Jazeera. “For years, we have hosted Buddhist devotees, from other ...

The projects would require more than 22 acres of land for which DM Thiyagarajan SM has instructed circle officers of town and Bodh Gaya blocks to get encroachments removed from the identified plots.

The quiet temple town of Bodh Gaya, located along the banks of the Niranjana River in Bihar, is not at peace anymore as the Buddhist community has raised a call demanding full control over their ...

Buddhists take out a rally in Mumbai on March 12 to demand control of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. | Special Arrangement. When 24-year-old Vishal Kadam visited the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh ...

Buddhist groups have asked the Central and Bihar governments to change existing laws and hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to Buddhists before Buddha Jayanti on May 12. The temple in ...

The current course of the Lilajan River, on the banks of which Buddha attained enlightenment, bisects the landscape of Bodh Gaya and the historical site. It has also inundated several structures ...

India’s hidden gem, the mesmerizing reclining Buddha statute in Bodh Gaya is a must-visit. Here’s why travellers are flocking to this sacred site.

Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple -- which is at the centre of the row -- has been managed by an eight-member committee, made up of Hindus and Buddhists, for the last 76 years.

Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar in northern India, is one of the most significant sites of pilgrimage to Buddhists. In Pali, the language of the Buddha, ‘bodh’ means ‘enlightenment’.