Bodh Gaya, India - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Bodh Gaya, India

Weather: Mainly sunny, 72/106F.

Route: From Khajuraho 632 km east on NH19.

Population: 48,184

Significance: The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is the place where the Gautama Buddha was said to have attained enlightenment in the 6th century BC.  The first temple here was built in the 3rd century BC. The Bodhi tree here is thought to the the 4th tree that is a direct descendent of the original tree.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The main temple at Bodh Gaya (from whc.unesco.org)

The Bodhi tree where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment (from pragyata.com)