Gaya

Bihar

Where Gaya sits in India

These notes are AI-generated starting points, not verified travel advice — worth checking locally before you plan around them. Suggest a correction.

• Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya

  Heritage

  UNESCO site of the Buddha's enlightenment and the Bodhi tree

  From Bodh Gaya ~13 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: High

• Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

  Temple

  Pilgrimage for pind daan at the Phalgu river

  From Gaya, in city · Best Sep-Oct

  Confidence: High

• Bodh Gaya monasteries

  Culture

  Thai, Bhutanese, Japanese and Tibetan monasteries around the temple

  From Bodh Gaya ~13 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: High

• Barabar Caves

  Heritage

  India's oldest rock-cut caves, Mauryan polish inside

  From Gaya ~35 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: High

• Dungeshwari (Mahakala) Caves

  Heritage

  Caves where the Buddha practised austerities

  From Bodh Gaya ~12 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: High