Vishnupad Temple and Mahabodhi Temple Corridor Projects
On 23rd July, 2024, while presenting the Union Budget 2024-2025, Finance Minister announced that corridor projects will be built for the Vishnupad Temple at Gaya and the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
- These will be modelled on the successful Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor, to transform them into world-class pilgrim and tourist destinations.
Mahabodhi Temple
Location
- The Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, marks the site where Siddhartha Gautama, later known as the Buddha, attained enlightenment around 589 BCE.
Description
- The original shrine was established by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.
- Over centuries, the temple evolved ....
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