Bodhgaya The place of Buddha's Enlightenment

Mahabodhi Temple

Pilgrims doing Khora aroundthe Temple

Flower offerings around stone Lotus's that mark the Buddha's footsteps
when he did walking meditation

Inside the MahaBodhi Temple

The enclosure around the Bodhi Tree 

Kagyu Monks doing a 8 day Guru Rinpoche Puja in front of the Bodhi Tree

Larry and Colin with another new friend Ngawang

This is where we got to do prostrations and meditation the colors in the background are
plastic coverings for prostration boards

Colin lighting butterlamps through the gate 

The Mahabodhi Temple was built right next to the Bodhi tree where the Buddha sat meditating until his enlightenment. After the Buddhist monks fled during them Mughal invasions the temple was empty until occupied for a short while by Hindu's from there the HIndu's and Buddhists argued over who's Temple it was for years and years until the high court of India decided that it should be shared as a holy spot for both.