Mahabodhi Temple
Beside the descendant of the tree the Buddha sat under, and one of the earliest brick temples still standing in India.
- Where
- Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.6961, 84.9911
Get the Mahabodhi Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mahabodhi Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mahabodhi Temple
Mangla Gauri Temple 8.9 km
A shakti peetha on a hill at Gaya where the breast is said to have fallen.
Vishnupad Temple 9.2 km
A footprint in rock, and the rites for the dead.
Gurpa Peak 11 km
Where Mahakassapa is said to be waiting.
Dashrath Manjhi Path 14 km
One man, one hammer, twenty two years, one road through a hill.
Barabar Caves 35 km
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
Itkhori 47 km
Buddhist, Jain and Hindu carving in one compound.
Saptaparni Cave 55 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
Kakolat Falls 55 km
A curtain of water in the Jharkhand foothills.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Bihar
Questions
Where is Mahabodhi Temple?
Mahabodhi Temple is in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mangla Gauri Temple (8.9 km), Vishnupad Temple (9.2 km), Gurpa Peak (11 km).
How do I get the Mahabodhi Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mahabodhi Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mahabodhi Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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