My routes across India, city by city. Kept for memory, shared if you plan to backpack around India too.
10
Trips
128
Cities
193
Total stops
Bodh Gaya, Bihar: places to visit, food to try, travel notes, and map.
Must visit
- Mahabodhi Temple
- Bodhi Tree
- Great Buddha Statue
- Thai Monastery
- Japanese Temple
- Dungeshwari Cave (Sujata Stupa)
Must try
- Sit under the Bodhi Tree in meditation (even if you're not Buddhist)
- Visit Mahabodhi at 5am for the morning prayer
- Tibetan food at monasteries
- Witness the international Buddhist prayer congregation
- Walk the Chakramarana (walking meditation path)
- Bodhgaya Market for Buddhist artifacts