Gaya City

Gaya City

 

Gaya is a city of ancient historical and mythological significance. It is one of the major tourist attractions of Bihar. The city is the second largest city of Bihar and also the headquarters of  Gaya district.  Gaya is 100 KM south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar and 25 km from Bhagalpur, situated on the banks of the Phalgu river, it is a place sanctified by the Jain, Hindu and Buddhist religions. It is surrounded by  small rock hills and by three sides and the river flowing on the fourth side. The city has mix of natural surroudings, age old building and narrow bylanes.  Gaya is a holy place for Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Ghats and temples are lined on the banks of the sacred Phalgu river. Trees  such as pipal trees and Akshayavat, the undying banyan, are especially sacred. The Mangla Gauri shrine   is marked by two rounded stones that symbolize the breasts of the mythological Sati, the wife of Lord Shiva. The most popular temple today is Vishnupad Temple, a place along the Phalgu River, marked by a footprint of Lord Vishnu incised into a block of basalt, that marks the act of Lord Vishnu subduing Gayasur by placing his foot on Gayasur's chest. Bhumihar Brahmin have been the traditional priests at Vishnupad Mandir in Gaya as Gayawal Pandas and in the adjoining districts like Hazaribagh.

 

 

 

 

 

Distance from Gaya.  

 

 

Patna          :- 100 km

 

 

Bodhgaya    :- 10 km

 

 

Sheohar      :- 170 KM

 

 

Delhi           :- 1030 km

 

 

 

 

 

How to reach.

 

 

 

By Road :- The National Highway 2 Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to Delhi passes about 30 km from Gaya. This connects Gaya to Patna, Ranchi, J, Amritsar, and to the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Peshawar. Gaya is connected to Patna  by NH 83, Nawada, Rajgir and Bihar Sharif by NH 82. Plans have been made to construct a four lane road from Gaya to Patna.

 

 

 

By Rail  :- Gaya Junction railway station is a junction station serving the city of Gaya, the headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh Division in the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is in the Mugalsarai Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Gaya. It lies between Mughalsarai Junction on the Delhi side and Dhanbad Junction on the Howrah side.

 

 

 

By Air :- Situated between Gaya and Bodhgaya, Gaya International Airport is the only operating international airport in Bihar and Jharkhand. it is connected to the Colombo, Srilanka through to airline operators, Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore and Paro.

 

 

 

 

 

Education in Gaya

 

 

IIM,Gaya

 

 

Magadh University

 

 

Gaya College of Engineering

 

 

Mirza Ghalib College

 

 

Buddha Institute of Technology

 

 

Gautam Buddha Mahila College

 

 

Central University of Bihar

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate in Gaya.

 

 

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