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Bodh Gaya
Where enlightenment happened
Inside: The Bodhi Tree · Mahabodhi Temple · Great Buddha Statue · Wat Thai Buddhagaya · Royal Bhutan Monastery · +7 more
Gaya
District headquarters Gaya · Magadh
Bodh Gaya and the Pind Daan ghats of Gaya town — Bihar's most-visited district by a distance.
How far is Gaya
| Patna → Gaya | 119 km | 2½ h |
| Muzaffarpur → Gaya | 197 km | 4½ h |
| Darbhanga → Gaya | 228 km | 5½ h |
| Bhagalpur → Gaya | 268 km | 6½ h |
Road ≈ 1.3 × straight-line, ~40 km/h. Measured to the district HQ.
Neighbouring districtsPlaces in Gaya we have written up
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Hidden gem · Half a day, usually with Bodh Gaya
Gaya
Where Hindus come to free their ancestors
Inside: Vishnupad Temple · Phalgu river ghats · Mangla Gauri · Akshayavat · Pretshila Hill · +1 more
Also in the district
Smaller stops — the kind the state tourism board lists and nobody writes about. Worth it if you are passing, rarely worth a dedicated trip.
Pretshila Hill
Pind Daan vedi on a hill 10 km north; Ahilya Bai temple.
Mangla Gauri
Shakti Peeth on Bhasmakut hill.
Dashrath Manjhi's road
The Mountain Man's 110 m cut through the hill at Gehlaur, 30 km.
Kurkihar
Village where 220 Pala bronzes were dug up in 1930; some in Patna Museum.
Gurpa Hill
Kukkutapada, where Mahakashyapa waits for the next Buddha; stiff climb.
Entry fees & timings in Gaya
All Bihar ticketsMahabodhi Temple (UNESCO)
Hours 5:00 – 21:00 daily; morning chanting ~5:30, evening ~18:00
Fee Entry free. Camera ~₹100, video ~₹300 (pay at the counter). Mobile phones are not allowed inside — free/₹25 deposit lockers at the entrance.
Vishnupad Temple & Pind Daan
Hours Temple ~5:00 – 22:00; Pind Daan rituals from sunrise, best finished before noon
Fee Temple free (Hindus only inside the sanctum). Pind Daan has no fixed fee — a simple rite at Vishnupad/Phalgu ~₹500–2,000 dakshina plus ~₹300–600 for samagri; multi-vedi packages ₹5,000–25,000+.
Approximate; fees change without notice.
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