BodhGaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India

            BODH Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India,

1. * It is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.
2. * It is famous for being the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment (Bodhimandala).
3. * The place-name, Bodh Gaya, did not come into use until the 18th century BCE. Historically, it was known as Uruvela, Sambodhi, Vajrasana or Mahabodhi.
4. * The main monastery of Bodh Gaya used to be called the Bodhimanda-vihāra (Pali). Now it is called the Mahabodhi Temple.
5. * For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath.
6. * In 2002, Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodh Gaya, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
7. * A new development plan has been proposed to "ensure a sustainable and prosperous future" for Bodh Gaya, but has become controversial because such a plan may require the relocation of whole neighborhoods.
8. * Here you can also found bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa) where Siddharta sat in meditation and after three days and three nights, he claimed to have attained enlightenment and insight, and the answers that he had sought

One Of the Oldest Complex Of Maqbaras

One of the oldest complex of maqbaras (mausoleoms) of the Nawabs of Junagadh

Bahauddin Makbara, Junagadh, Gujrat, India

1.  The older complex of maqbaras (mausoleoms) of the Nawabs of Junagadh, located near Chitkana chowk offer some remarkable 18th century architecture with vertical columns.
2.  Delicate carved arches, cornices and domes in a range of sizes, the whole accentuated by a wealth of brilliant stone carvings.
3. The newer complex, near the town gates, is even more impressive and attractive, besides being better maintained.
4.  The complex includes the mausoleom of Baha-ud-din, minster of Nawab Rasul Khanji, which has an almost funfairish flamboyance-4 minarets with pirouetting spiral staircases.
5.  It also has a facade rich in stone carvings, beautiful silver doors and large sized domes mark the architecture of this tomb of the great minister in the Nawabi court, titled Vazir-e-azam. 
6. It is also considered as the evil twin of the Taj Mahal because of its appearance.