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Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hours
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P2PW+MXQ, Bihar 823003, IndiaMap
Phone+91 612 221 7045
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  • Roving38335816708
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    Guards play music from phones, give abuse

    This is a beautiful natural place up a small mountain where the Buddha spent 6 years meditating. Sadly, like so many Buddhist places in Bihar, the Brahmins have taken it over and sit in our holy place...

    Reviewed on Jan 25, 2024
  • Elena_fuerteventura
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    Bodh Gaya best tour with local student

    We had the chance to meet a great local guy who run my boyfriend and I for 3 authentic days tour with his motorcycle all around Bodh Gaya. With him we had visited: Mahabodhi temple, sujata temple, suj...

    Reviewed on Sep 3, 2023
  • Joy B
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    Place where Buddha meditated before enlightenment

    The dungeshwari or pragbodhi caves are where the Buddha performed austerities for six years before he attained enlightenment. It's called so because it's also a shrine to goddess dungeshwari. One has...

    Reviewed on Jan 1, 2021
  • kiranj679
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    Spiritual Pilgrimage

    This cave temple is hardly 20 Km from Bodhitree temple and a must visit to every devotee. Lord Buddha spent 6 years of his time meditating in this small cave before he embarked to meditate under Bodhi...

    Reviewed on Feb 11, 2019
  • James G
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    Mahakala caves

    We climbed the path on the hillside to the Mahakala caves (Dungeshwari cave). There are three caves. The central cave is where it is believed Siddhartha meditated.In this cave we offered candles, medi...

    Reviewed on Nov 6, 2018
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