French: Ensemble du temple de la Mahabodhi à Bodhgaya
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya is a World Heritage site in India defined by the UNESCO in 2002 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 990 (926, 741) in our monthly survey..

"The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, still standing in India, from the late Gupta period."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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