The Mahabodi Temple at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), where the Buddha attained enlightenment, Bihar State, India

The Mahabodhi temple, the stupa at the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bihar State, India

Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

Inside the Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

Monk, Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

The Chinese temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

The Thai Buddhist temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Pilgrim, Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

The Tibetan Karma Tharjay Buddhist Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

The main entrance to the Thai Buddhist Watthai Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

The rear entrance to the Thai Buddhist Watthai Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

The 80-foot high Great Buddha Statue (Daibutsu), built by the Daijokyo Sect of Nagoya, Japan, unveiled by the XIV Dalai Lama in 1989,Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Close-up of gold relief carving of Manjushri, Bodhgaya (Bodh Gaya), Bihar state, India, Asia

Flower offerings and a monk at the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

Flower offerings and devotees in the Cloister Walk of the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

Antique votive stupas line the Chankramana Walk adjacent to the ancient north wall of the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

The grounds surrounding the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple originally erected around 260 BCE where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment and formulated his teachings, Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

Trishaw carrying passengers at Bodhgaya, Bihar state, India, Asia

Two Tibetan monks with the main Mahabodhi temple in the background, Bodh Gaya, Bihar state, India, Asia

Buddhist monks from Bhutan make candles in their Bhutan Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Tibetan monks and the Tibetan Buddhist temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Mahabodhi Temple at night, the place where historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama reached enlightment, Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Bihar, India