Gaya Pilgrimage Notes

Quiet mornings at Mahabodhi Temple - chanting under the Bodhi Tree, slow walks around the inner courtyard, and the hum of pilgrims from every corner of the world.

Bihar, India

Reasons it matters

  • Join the 5 AM meditation at the Mahabodhi Temple shrine hall
  • Circle the Bodhi Tree walkway barefoot to absorb the stillness

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya

Aerial view of Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodh Gaya surrounded by trees

Access via the south gate; deposit phones at the cloakroom before entering the main shrine.

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