Gaya
November: best1 day
Hindu pilgrimage city on the Phalgu river known for the Vishnupad Temple and pind daan rites; base for Bodh Gaya.
Gaya is one of the most important Hindu sites for ancestral rites (pind daan), centred on the Vishnupad Temple on the Phalgu river. It is the rail and air gateway to Bodh Gaya.
November: Pleasant; Chhath and Sonepur Mela
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Things to do
- Visit the Vishnupad Temple: Temple over the footprint of Vishnu on the Phalgu.
- Day trip to Barabar Caves: Mauryan rock-cut caves, the oldest in India.
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