In the early 1990s, then Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav, drafted the Bodh Gaya Mahvihara Bill to replace the BTA. It was supposed to hand over the management of the temple to the ...

Bihar has long been known as the focal point for all things Buddhism. For pilgrims and history buffs, there are many ...

For the last 76 years, the temple has been managed by an eight-member committee — four Hindus and four Buddhists — under the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, a Bihar state law.

The plea challenged the constitutional validity of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, which entrusted a nine-member committee ...

Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside a makeshift tent kitchen for breakfast, 30-year-old Abhishek Bauddh could not help but reflect on the throngs of people around him in Bodh Gaya, ...

5 Famous Temples to Visit in Bihar's Bodh Gaya 1. Vishnupad Temple. The Vishnupad Temple is a revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is believed to house the footprint of Lord Vishnu, ...

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea demanding liberation of the sacred Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar by e ...

The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, a site of immense importance to Buddhists, is at the center of a protest led by Buddhist ...

Finance Minister Nirmala presented the Union Budget 2024 on July 23, which includes funding for developing two pilgrimage sites: Gaya and Bodh Gaya. Bihar's Vishnupad Temple Corridor and the ...

A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and K. Vinod Chandran refused to entertain the writ petition filed directly before the top ...