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Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 1901

Subject: View of the Mahabodhi Society. The society provides a school, a homeopathic medical dispensary, an ambulance service as well as educational support for people with impairments and medical conditions.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

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Subject: The mound was first excavated in 1973-4. Only the lower portion the stupa survives. There are projections (ayakas) facing the cardinal directions. The stupa is dedicated to Sujata, who is said to have presented the Buddha with rice milk, who broke his fast just prior to his meditation leading to enlightenment.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

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Subject: View of the stupa. The mound was first excavated in 1973-4. Only the lower portion the stupa survives. There are projections (ayakas) facing the cardinal directions. The stupa is dedicated to Sujata, who is said to have presented the Buddha with rice milk, who broke his fast just prior to his meditation leading to enlightenment.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

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Subject: Sal Seed. Sal seeds are seeds of Shorea Robusta trees and yield butter used in bakery, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. This object has been gifted by Assistant Director of Textiles, Baripada.

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.

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: 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.

Site Name: Pazhayarai

Date: ca. 1200 CE

Subject: Spouts

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Subject: Wooden Structure.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 700-799 CE

Subject: General view of the temple. This is a temple left of the gateway to the Mahabodhi Temple that enshrines in its porchway (mandapa) a stone representation of the Buddha's footprints (Buddhapad).

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 700-799 CE

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Subject: Dhokra Crocodile. A dhokra representation of a crocodile. This figure is on four wheels. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Subject: Dhokra Deer. A dhokra representation of a deer. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Subject: Dhokra Elephant. A dhokra representation of an elephant. This figure is on four wheels. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Subject: Dhokra Cow and Calf. A dhokra representation of a cow and a calf. Back view of the object. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 1800-1899 CE

Subject: Buddhapad, a representation of Buddha's footprints in the porchway (mandapa) of the temple.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 1800-1899 CE

Subject: Buddhapad, a representation of Buddha's footprints in the porchway (mandapa) of the temple.

Site Name: Bodhgaya

Date: 1800-1899 CE

Subject: Buddhapad, a representation of Buddha's footprints in the porchway (mandapa) of the temple.

Site Name: Baliguda

Date: 1900-1999

Subject: Dhokra Cow and Calf. A dhokra representation of a cow and a calf. Side view of the object. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

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