Saturday, 16th Feb. 2019
After travelling in the bus for almost 10 hours from Varanasi, we were in BodhGaya. Checked in at a decent hotel Shiva for the night.
Next morning we were at Karnataka Bhavan to perform PITRUKRIYA, a ritual to remember all those in the family who passed away and pray for their salvation (Moksha). 108 rice balls (pinda) were prepared and offered to three to each of the departed soul. Ramakrishna Maiyya, purohit from Saligrama, performed the ritual which took for about two hours.
VishnuPada Mandir, an ancient temple on the banks of Phalguni river, dedicated to lord Vishnu. The temple is marked by footprints of Lord Vishnu, called Dhramasila, where one third of "pindas" were offered. In the temple complex, there is also "arali mara" where second part of pindas were offered and third being offered to river for cows food.
BODHAGAYA - is religious site and a place of pilgrimage associated with MahaBhodhi temple Complex. It is believed that Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment , under what became known as Bodhi Tree. We visited the temple, which is holy place for Buddhists, after serious security checks.
Next day, we also visited number of other Budhist temples established by different countries like Nepal, SriLanka, Japan, Malaysia etc.
There also a huge 80 ft Buddha Statue situated in BodhaGaya along with number of smaller statues of Buddhist monks.
It was time for us to leave after lunch to Varanasi.
Posted Sunday, 24th Feb. 2019
After travelling in the bus for almost 10 hours from Varanasi, we were in BodhGaya. Checked in at a decent hotel Shiva for the night.
Next morning we were at Karnataka Bhavan to perform PITRUKRIYA, a ritual to remember all those in the family who passed away and pray for their salvation (Moksha). 108 rice balls (pinda) were prepared and offered to three to each of the departed soul. Ramakrishna Maiyya, purohit from Saligrama, performed the ritual which took for about two hours.
VishnuPada Mandir, an ancient temple on the banks of Phalguni river, dedicated to lord Vishnu. The temple is marked by footprints of Lord Vishnu, called Dhramasila, where one third of "pindas" were offered. In the temple complex, there is also "arali mara" where second part of pindas were offered and third being offered to river for cows food.
BODHAGAYA - is religious site and a place of pilgrimage associated with MahaBhodhi temple Complex. It is believed that Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment , under what became known as Bodhi Tree. We visited the temple, which is holy place for Buddhists, after serious security checks.
Next day, we also visited number of other Budhist temples established by different countries like Nepal, SriLanka, Japan, Malaysia etc.
There also a huge 80 ft Buddha Statue situated in BodhaGaya along with number of smaller statues of Buddhist monks.
It was time for us to leave after lunch to Varanasi.
Posted Sunday, 24th Feb. 2019
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