Hotel Guide Book
Local Bodhgaya Guide for Your Stay With Us
The Ultimate Destination Guide
Having been at the heart of Bodhgaya since 1994, we like to think we know our city pretty well. To help you make the most out of your stay at Niranjana Hotel, Bodhgaya. We have assembled and tried our best effort to provide a Local Guide, tailored for your needs.
Experience Bodhgaya like never before
Here are our top picks of local attractions, landmarks and more
NEIGHBOURHOOD-
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Archaeological Society of India museum, Bodhgaya is opposite of the hotel.
Tourist have to buy a ticket to get inside of it.
JAI PRAKASH UDHYAN(PARK)
Adjacent to the museum, but to get inside the park, tourist need to walk 150 meters along the main road to reach the entrance of the park.
CHINESE TEMPLE
The Temple lies to the Opposite side of the park boundary.A 200-year old
Buddha statue was brought from China and erected as a sacred shrine.
The temple has three striking golden statues of Lord Buddha that are the
Central attractions of this place.
WAT THAI TEMPLE
Tourist need to walk 200 meters in the south direction of the hotel.
HOTEL FACTSHEET
The fact sheet contains hotel brief introduction.The General rules& regulations,its services,room types & its description,restaurant ordering link and the maps at the end of the sheet showing distance from hotel to historical Mahabodhi Temple and another one showing its neighborhood.
We have summarized this fact sheet. So, this is not an exhaustive information about us. Any visitors if, have any query may directly contact us pertaining to any relevant information they need to know more about us or if it's a query of making reservation with us.
POINT OF INTEREST
Mahabodhi Temple
The Great historical Temple, which is recognized as the world heritage site by UNESCO is just 300 meters away from the property.
Wat Thai Temple
The oldest Thai temple of Bodhgaya known as 'naulakha' Temple in hindi.It is 200 meters away from us.
The Great Buddha Statue
The Great Buddha statue located 5 min (walking distance) away from the property was designed by V. Ganapati Sthapati and took seven years to build by 12,000 stonemasons. It is constructed from a combination of sandstone and red granite blocks. At the back of the statue, there's an entrance which leads inside a hollow spiral staircase from the ground to the top of the statue. Shelves on the interior walls display 16,300 small bronze images of the Buddha.The Great Buddha statue is surrounded by smaller sculptures of Buddha's ten principal disciples, five on each side.,It was consecrated on 18 November 1989 by the 14th Dalai Lama.The foundation stone for the statue was laid in 1982.
Daijokyo Japanese Temple
It is next to 80 feet Great Buddha statue was inaugurated by then president of India Mr. Gyani Jail Singh on 13 Feb, 1983.The Main Hall on the first floor enshrines the principal images of Daijokyo i.e. The Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha, Visistacaritra, Anantacaritra, Visuddhacaritra and Supratisthitacaritra. The three-storey pagoda contains reliquary Hall,which enshrines holy relics of Buddha, and Founder's Hall on the second floor, which houses a bronze bust of Tatsuko Sugiyama, the founder of Daijokyo.
Metta Buddharam Temple
15 Min walking distance from the property.It's Preferable to take a ride in Electric vehicle, will reach there in 2 min.
Dungeshwari Cave Temple
Drive about 20 km northeast of Gaya to reach the ancient Dungeshwari Cave Temples, also known as Mahakala Caves. It is believed that Lord Buddha meditated in the three caves here before continuing his journey to Bodhgaya.In one of the cave temples, you can see a beautiful golden statue of Buddha, which is about 6 feet tall.