Achi news desk-
As part of the three-day Buddha Jayanti celebrations organized on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, 64,000 people visited the holy shrine of Lord Buddha at the Mahabodhi Temple. Monks and devotees from India and abroad participated. The Buddha Temple Management Committee claims that a total of 1 lakh people used saffron
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At the same time, 45,00 people had free food. The food is arranged by BTMC at Kalachakra ground. 11,00 people also took advantage of the medical camp on this occasion. 1380 people took advantage of the free ring bus service (from Gaya train station to Bodh Gaya). This time the number of devotees from Maharashtra was special. BTMC will also serve free food to devotees at the Kalachakra ground on Friday.
People present at Buddha Jayanti celebrations.
The governor emphasized the importance of Lord Buddha
Actually, Buddha Jayanti is celebrated in Buddha Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. The scheme was inaugurated on Thursday by the state governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. On this occasion, heads of various sects of Buddhism shed light on the messages of Lord Buddha.
At the same time, the governor also emphasized the importance of Lord Buddha. The special thing is that the country’s first female IPS officer also had a darshan of Lord Buddha on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti. She came to impart training to the officers of the state administration who were trained at Wifard. BTMC claims that a large number of Buddhist devotees will visit Lord Buddha on Friday as well. Preparations for this have also been made from BTMC.
