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city, taluka headquarter, district headquarter
Tehsil Gaya Sadar, District Gaya, Bihar.
Gaya city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Gaya Metropolitan Region.
The Gaya city is located in Bihar state of India.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Gaya in 2011 is 468,614
Although Gaya city has population of 468,614; its urban / metropolitan population is 475,987.
This is one of the most sacred dhaams of Hindus.Every hindu's last rituals are required to be performed here.
Lord Rama with laxamana and Devi Sita visited GAYAJI for PINDD DAAN of his father Raja Dasaratha .this place is also famous for Lord Buddha!
Gaya has experienced the rise and fall of many dynasties in the Magadh Region. From the 6 th century BC to the 18 th century AD, about 2300-2400 years, Gaya has been occupying an important place in the cultural history of the region. It opened up with the Sisunaga dynasty founded by Sisunaga, who exercised power over Patna and Gaya around 600 BC. Bimbisara, fifth in line, who lived and ruled around 519 BC, had projected Gaya to the outer world. Having attained an important place in the history of civilisation, the area experienced the bliss of Gautam Buddha and Bhagwan Mahavir during the reign of Bimbisara. After a short spell of Nanda dynasty, Gaya and the entire Magadh region came under the Mayuryan rule with Ashoka (272 BC – 232 BC) embracing Buddhism. He visited Gaya and built the first temple at Bodh Gaya to commemorate Prince Gautama's attainment of supreme enlightenment.
The period of Hindu revivalism commenced with the coming of the Guptas during the 4 th and 5 th century A.D. Samudragupta of Magadh helped to bring Gaya in limelight. It was the headquarter of Behar district during the Gupta empire.
Gaya then passed on to the Pala dynasty with Gopala as the ruler. It is believed that the present temple of Bodh Gaya was built during the reign of Dharmapala, son of Gopala.
Gaya came under the reign of Muhamaddan rulers in the 12 th century with Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji invading the region. For a short period thereafter, the Pathan Chief Sher Shah ruled over the place at the end of 16 th century. The place finally passed on to the Britishers after the battle of Buxar in 1764. Gaya, alongwith other parts of the country, won freedom in 1947.
Gaya finds mention in the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama alongwith Sita and Lakshmana visited Gaya for offering PINDAN to their father Dasharath. In Mahabharat, the place has been identified as Gayapuri.
Gaya formed a part of the district of Behar and Ramgarh till 1864. It was given the status of independent district in 1865. Subsequently, in May 1981, Magadh Division was created by the Bihar State Government with the districts of Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad and Jehanabad. All these districts were at the level of sub-division when the Gaya district was created in 1865. About the origin of the name ‘Gaya' as referred to in Vayu Purana is that Gaya was the name of a demon (Asura) whose body was pious after he performed rigid penance and secured blessings from Vishnu. It was said that the Gayasura's body would continue to be known as Gaya Kshetra.
Gaya is one of the ancient cities in the world also known as Gayadham.This is a holy place for Sanatan Hindu Dharma.People from all the world come here for "Pind-Daan" to there late Parents and Grand Parents.This city is heart of Magadh.
Gaya city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Gaya Metropolitan Region.
The Gaya city is located in Bihar state of India.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Gaya in 2011 is 468,614
Although Gaya city has population of 468,614; its urban / metropolitan population is 475,987.
This is one of the most sacred dhaams of Hindus.Every hindu's last rituals are required to be performed here.
Lord Rama with laxamana and Devi Sita visited GAYAJI for PINDD DAAN of his father Raja Dasaratha .this place is also famous for Lord Buddha!
Gaya has experienced the rise and fall of many dynasties in the Magadh Region. From the 6 th century BC to the 18 th century AD, about 2300-2400 years, Gaya has been occupying an important place in the cultural history of the region. It opened up with the Sisunaga dynasty founded by Sisunaga, who exercised power over Patna and Gaya around 600 BC. Bimbisara, fifth in line, who lived and ruled around 519 BC, had projected Gaya to the outer world. Having attained an important place in the history of civilisation, the area experienced the bliss of Gautam Buddha and Bhagwan Mahavir during the reign of Bimbisara. After a short spell of Nanda dynasty, Gaya and the entire Magadh region came under the Mayuryan rule with Ashoka (272 BC – 232 BC) embracing Buddhism. He visited Gaya and built the first temple at Bodh Gaya to commemorate Prince Gautama's attainment of supreme enlightenment.
The period of Hindu revivalism commenced with the coming of the Guptas during the 4 th and 5 th century A.D. Samudragupta of Magadh helped to bring Gaya in limelight. It was the headquarter of Behar district during the Gupta empire.
Gaya then passed on to the Pala dynasty with Gopala as the ruler. It is believed that the present temple of Bodh Gaya was built during the reign of Dharmapala, son of Gopala.
Gaya came under the reign of Muhamaddan rulers in the 12 th century with Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji invading the region. For a short period thereafter, the Pathan Chief Sher Shah ruled over the place at the end of 16 th century. The place finally passed on to the Britishers after the battle of Buxar in 1764. Gaya, alongwith other parts of the country, won freedom in 1947.
Gaya finds mention in the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama alongwith Sita and Lakshmana visited Gaya for offering PINDAN to their father Dasharath. In Mahabharat, the place has been identified as Gayapuri.
Gaya formed a part of the district of Behar and Ramgarh till 1864. It was given the status of independent district in 1865. Subsequently, in May 1981, Magadh Division was created by the Bihar State Government with the districts of Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad and Jehanabad. All these districts were at the level of sub-division when the Gaya district was created in 1865. About the origin of the name ‘Gaya' as referred to in Vayu Purana is that Gaya was the name of a demon (Asura) whose body was pious after he performed rigid penance and secured blessings from Vishnu. It was said that the Gayasura's body would continue to be known as Gaya Kshetra.
Gaya is one of the ancient cities in the world also known as Gayadham.This is a holy place for Sanatan Hindu Dharma.People from all the world come here for "Pind-Daan" to there late Parents and Grand Parents.This city is heart of Magadh.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaya,_India
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 24°47'8"N 84°59'2"E
- Patna 97 km
- Ranchi 150 km
- Bokaro Steel City 156 km
- Dhanbad 176 km
- Jamshedpur 241 km
- Durgapur 262 km
- Kharagpur 350 km
- Siliguri 401 km
- Kolkata 410 km
- Khulna 502 km
- Gaya College 0.3 km
- Khel Parisar Gaya collage 0.7 km
- WHITE HOUSE COMPOUND 0.8 km
- A.P.Colony 0.9 km
- Police Line 0.9 km
- Hanuman Nagar 1 km
- Chandauti More Mahavir Colony 1.6 km
- dis is damodar valley corp. eletricity colony 1.8 km
- Magadh Colony 2.1 km
- Military Cantonment 3.8 km
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