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bodh gaya news

Pause on construction and reconstruction of Buddhist monasteries in Bodh Gaya

Consistent complaints have been coming that the monasteries are being used for commercial purposes and their construction is not being done with the approval of the local municipal body (HT FILE)
Published on Feb 16, 2026 03:02 am IST

Buddha Mahotsav begins at Bodh Gaya

Buddha Mahotsav begins at Bodh Gaya
Published on Jan 22, 2026 07:56 pm IST

Rasgulla shortage sparks violent fight at Bihar wedding, video goes viral

The incident took place on November 29 at a hotel in Bodh Gaya.
Published on Dec 05, 2025 06:03 pm IST

20th int’l Tipitaka chanting ceremony begins in Bodh Gaya

20th int’l Tipitaka chanting ceremony begins in Bodh Gaya
Updated on Dec 02, 2025 06:03 pm IST

International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony to begin at Bodh Gaya in December

International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony to begin at Bodh Gaya in December
Published on Nov 15, 2025 10:28 pm IST

Bihar: Driver killed, 15 injured as pilgrims’ bus hits container truck on NH19

The pilgrims, from several districts of Maharashtra, were travelling to Gaya and Bodh Gaya from Nasik when the driver lost control of the speeding bus. (Representative photo)
Published on Oct 24, 2025 03:39 pm IST

In Bihar, a quiet resurgence that can redefine the future

The old Nalanda was where India led the world. (HT Photo)
Published on Oct 15, 2025 08:54 pm IST

SC agrees to examine plea to repeal Bodh Gaya temple law

SC agrees to examine plea to repeal Bodh Gaya temple law
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 04:48 am IST

SC turns down plea for exclusive control of Mahabodhi temple to Buddhists

The Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. (File Photo)
Published on Jun 30, 2025 06:04 pm IST

SC refuses to entertain plea challenging Bodh Gaya Temple Act; asks petitioner to move HC

SC refuses to entertain plea challenging Bodh Gaya Temple Act; asks petitioner to move HC
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:28 am IST

Bangladeshi in Buddhist monk’s disguise arrested from Bihar’s Bodh Gaya

Police said Pawan Kanti Barua was booked under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. (Shutterstock)
Published on May 16, 2025 03:30 pm IST

India’s largest Buddha statue is drawing global tourists. Here’s why

The Great Buddha Statue at Bodh Gaya.
Updated on Mar 16, 2025 03:45 pm IST

Lankan Prez visits Bihar’s Mahabodhi Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meet at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday. (Narendra Modi - X)
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 06:43 pm IST

Bihar bets on community biogas plants to check carbon emission

The biogas plant at Bataspur village in Gaya. (HT)
Published on Jul 29, 2024 10:15 pm IST

HistoriCity | Gaya: Corridors of religion, power, and history

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Buddhist monks offer prayers at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. (HT file)
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 04:00 pm IST

Bodh Gaya struggles to attract tourists despite its spiritual significance

Bodh Gaya struggles to attract as many tourists as other holy places despite its significance for Buddhists worldwide.
Published on Apr 08, 2024 02:23 pm IST

PM inaugurates 3 IIMs, lays foundation for permanent campuses of 3 IITs

The prime minister dedicated, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of the campuses and buildings at a public function at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu.
Published on Feb 21, 2024 02:11 pm IST

Tejashwi Yadav meets Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya

HT Image
Published on Jan 04, 2024 03:39 pm IST

Bodh Gaya: Cop dies of gunshot wounds as carbine goes off

At Bodhgaya on Friday, shortly after a police constable was found lying in a pool of blood, with gunshot injuries on head. (HT photo)
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 10:08 pm IST

Buddhist monk found dead near temple in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya

(Representative Photo)
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 02:29 pm IST

Bihar govt constitutes advisory board of Bodh Gaya temple

The complex is monitored and managed by the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC). (HT Photo)
Published on Jul 30, 2023 05:00 pm IST

On camera: Raging fire engulfs over 100 shops at vegetable market in Bihar

Screengrab of video showing the intensity of fire in which nearly 100 shops were burnt down in Bihar's Gaya on Tuesday.
Published on Apr 11, 2023 07:09 pm IST

Vietnam ambassador hints increase in tourist footfall soon at India's Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gaya: Buddhist monks perform rituals during the robe offering ceremony on the occasion of Kartik Purnima at Wat Thai Temple, in Bodh Gaya 
Updated on Nov 21, 2021 10:36 am IST

Bodh Gaya in Bihar to get face lift as round-the-year tourist destination

Union tourism ministry plans to get new infrastructure and facilities in Bodh Gaya, Bihar to make it a round-the-year tourist destination.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 04:16 pm IST

Bodh Gaya Tourism institute to get its own building at cost of 50 crores

Foreign tourists from Buddhist countries throng Bodh Gaya.
Published on Mar 11, 2021 09:37 am IST

Craze for learning Chinese among Bihar tourist guides falls sharply

The attraction of the Chinese language has lessened among tourist guides in Bodh Gaya due to strained India-China ties and the uncertainty about Chinese tourists' inflow in the future.
Published on Feb 15, 2021 09:30 am IST

Bodh Gaya tourism in deep coma sans international flights and domestic visitors

Resident monks of Bodh Gaya temple had even offered special prayers to mitigate the spread of coronavirus last year.
Published on Feb 09, 2021 09:28 am IST

Bihar Election 2020: Results for Sherghati, Barachatti, Bodh Gaya, Gaya Town, Belaganj, Wazirganj seats

A voter being screened before being allowed to vote, outside a polling station during Bihar assembly elections.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 02:54 pm IST

Mahabodhi temple’s legendary peepal tree gets ‘natural advantage’ amid Covid-19 lockdown

File photo: Tibetan spiritual leader Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, offers prayers at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya.
Updated on Sept 19, 2020 06:58 pm IST