Bodhgaya Festivals

Bodhgaya Fair &Festivals

The festivals which are celebrated in bodhgaya are :-

Buddha Jayanti:- This festival is celebrated on a full moon day in April/May as Buddha's birth anniversary as well as enlightenment.

Nyingma Monlam Chenmo:- This festival held in January-February for about three weeks, this festival is celebrated for world peace .

Bodhgaya Festivals

Bodhgaya Fair & Festivals

The festivals which are celebrated in bodhgaya are :-

Buddha Jayanti:- This festival is celebrated on a full moon day in April/May as Buddha's birth anniversary as well as enlightenment.

Nyingma Monlam Chenmo:- This festival held in January-February for about three weeks, this festival is celebrated for world peace .

'Bamboo village' at Bodh Gaya for 'Pitrapaksh' festival

The 15 days of the dark fortnight are called "Pitrpaksa" or Mahalaya pakhsa? and new moon days are called Mahalaya Amavasya. These days are considered to be important for performing the rites for the departed ancestors. The Bihar government had constructed
'Bamboo Village' at Bodh Gaya during 'Pitrapaksh', a 15-day long religious festival.
The festival started on first week of September. Bamboo village has 20 huts equipped with modern facilities and ample open space to suit the needs of visitors.
pilgrims from different parts of the country and abroad are likely to offer Pindadaan for the salvation of the souls of their ancestors.

As per religious belief, performance of the Pindadaan ritual in Gaya was mandatory for the final salvation of souls. The rituals are conducted at nearly 50 Vedis (altars), the more important Vedis being Vishnupad, Ramshila, Pretshila, Baiterni, Akshay Vat and Mahabodhi temple. Gayawal Pandas, claiming to be superior priests, perform the rituals and award blessings, acknowledging completion of the rituals and its acceptance by the heavenly bodies to the pilgrims.

Guest House in Bodhgaya

There are often times when you might be looking for an economical but clean and comfortable accommodation for your religious tours to stay when they come to bodhgaya. There are many Guest house in bodhgaya which economical and suit your budget. Most of tourist who will stay longer much perfered Guest house .


Guest house offers accommodation in well-furnished rooms with A/C as well as non A/C, phone, cable TV and attached bath rooms.

Guest House In Bodhgaya

SHANTI Guest House

Mahayana Guest House

Amrapali Guest House,

Kirti Guest House

Welcome Guest House

Om guest house

Train to Bodhgaya

Gaya is the nearest railway station at a distance of some 15 kms from Bodhgaya.
Super fast train services are available to Gaya from Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Puri and Patna. As Gaya is on the main Delhi-Kolkata line.

Trains Passing through Gaya Junction ( GAYA )

Neelachal Express 2875
Purushotam Express 2801
Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express 2443
Poorva Express 2382
Sealdah Rajdhani Express
Rajdhani Express 2302
Kalka Mail 2312

Please go through india railways website for Depature and Arrival informations.
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/

FLIGHT FROM RANGOON -BODHGAYA

FLIGHT FROM RANGOON -BODHGAYA
Rangoon: The ‘Myanmar International Airway’ (MAI) will launch a Rangoon-Bodh Gaya (India) flight from October 25 2009 .The ticket reservation centre of the Burmese National Flag carrier said MAI will operate the Rangoon- Bodh Gaya flight twice a week - Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Bodh Gaya in India’s Bihar state, is considered a sacred place for Buddhists, as it is known as the land where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.

HOW TO REACH BODHGAYA ( BIHAR)

Air

Gaya internationl airport is nearest airport TO bodhagaya but flight coming on seasonal basis . Patna is the second nearest airport and has good connectvity from other cities in india .

Rail

Gaya has its own rail station, with train connections to a number of destinations across India.

Road

Bodhgaya is also well connected by road. A number of buses ply from Patna and other cities in Bihar. NH-2 which connects Kolkata to Delhi is the main road passing through Patna.

Driving distance to Bodhgaya from:

* Delhi: 1,112 kms
* Durgapur 307 kms
* Jamshedpur 340 kms
* Nalanda: 92 kms
* Patna: 97 kms
* Ranchi: 212 kms
* Sarnath: 255 kms
* Sitamarhi: 240 kms
* Varanasi 248 kms