Gaya, Bihar

The Land of Lord Vishnu and Buddha

Gaya is a city located in state of Bihar. It is used as a transit point for pilgrims traveling to nearby Bodhgaya. It is a picturesque city surrounded by temple-crowned hills. It is a place of great sanctity and a very important place for pilgrimage, the central point of which is the Vishnupad temple that enshrines a footprint of Vishnu. The temple was built in the 18th century by the Maratha princess Ahliyabai.The hills around the city are also places of sanctity. Six miles south of Gaya is the great temple of Bodh Gaya, one of the holiest places in the world, and the most sacred of all places to the Buddhists.

Gaya Climate

Gaya, being located in tropical region, experiences hot summers. The maximum temperature goes up to 45 °C. You must carry light cotton clothes while traveling to Gaya during summer months... Gaya overview