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Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 400-525 CE, 1800-1899 CE - Significant restoration

Subject: View of the Mahabodhi Temple

Site Name: Bodhgaya

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Subject: Mahabodhi Meditation Park signage

Site Name: Bodhgaya

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Subject: The southeast corner of the Mahabodhi temple complex leads to a meditation park. It includes small huts for individual meditation and two large bells housed within pavilions.

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Subject: View of the Mahabodhi Temple from the Mahabodhi Meditation Park

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Subject: Signage by Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 400-599 CE

Subject: Gateway to Mahabodhi Temple

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 400-599 CE

Subject: Pillar of the gateway to Mahabodhi Temple. The pillar shows rich carving of the floral motif, the leonine figure with floriate tail and kirttimukhas (faces of glory) spewing pearls.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 600-699 CE

Subject: Tower (sikhara) of the Mahabodhi Temple

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 600-699 CE

Subject: Tower (sikhara) of the Mahabodhi Temple

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 600-699 CE

Subject: Tower (sikhara) of Mahabodhi Temple

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 700-799 CE

Subject: Buddha standing in a niche to the right of the entrance to the Mahabodhi Temple. Buddha has his hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, abhaymudra.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 700-799 CE

Subject: Buddha standing in a niche to the right of the entrance to the Mahabodhi Temple. Buddha has his hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, abhaymudra.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 700-799 CE

Subject: Buddha standing in a niche to the right of the entrance to the Mahabodhi Temple. Buddha has his hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, abhaymudra.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 900-999 CE

Subject: Buddha, standing in a niche on the left of the main entrance. Buddha has his hand extended downward in boon bestowing gesture, varadamudra.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 900-999 CE

Subject: Buddha, standing in a niche on the left of the main entrance. Buddha has his hand extended downward in boon bestowing gesture, varadamudra.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 800-999 CE

Subject: Seated Buddha in the sanctum of Mahabodhi Temple. Right hand of the image is touching in bhumiparsa mudra to indicate his determination to overcome the forces of Mara, who sought to block his quest for enlightenment.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 800-999 CE

Subject: Seated Buddha in the sanctum of Mahabodhi Temple, detail.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 800-999 CE

Subject: Seated Buddha in the sanctum of Mahabodhi Temple, detail.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 600-699 CE

Subject: View of the basal wall-mouldings (Jangha). During the Pala period a large number of stone sculptures were made that are now placed in niches on the temple facade. Earlier, these niches might have been covered with stucco images.