This shot was taken inside the compound of Mahabodhi Temple when we were in Bodhgaya in the state of Bihar in India. Mahabodhi Temple Complex is where Siddharta Gautama Buddha achieved his enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. SPECIFICATION: Camera: Canon 450D F-stop: f/4.5 Exposure time: 1/40 sec. Exposure bias: 0 step […]
Mahabodhi Temple – Buddha’s Place of Enlightenment
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is where Siddharta Gautama Buddha achieved his enlightenment. It is located in the town Bodhgaya in the state of Bihar in India. The complex is at the center of the town and sits beside the exact spot where Buddha meditated and attained enlightenment under a bodhi tree. While I was in […]
Temple Hopping in Bodhgaya, India
Bodhgaya in the state of Bihar in India is one of the most important and sacred Buddhist pilgrimage in the world. The place is holy for the Buddhist followers as Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed and supreme enlightenment here after completion of a long and deep meditation under a Bodhi Tree. According to some people I've […]
Photo of the Week – Chipmunk in Mahabodhi Temple
This shot was taken in Bodhgaya in Bihar, India. While roaming around Mahabodhi temple, I spotted this chipmunk in one corner of the complex. Chipmunks are the smallest members of the squirrel family. They generally gather food on the ground??which they stuff into their cheek pouches and carry to their nest to store. […]