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Why Bodh Gaya Is Considered As Navel Of Earth?
Bodh Gaya is a large village situated in the southern part of the Indian state of Bihar. The environment around the village is rural, being made up of cultivated areas interspersed with open ground. Beside the village flows the wide but shallow Lilanjan River. In Buddhist scriptures, this river is called Neranjara, a name derived from the words pleasant (nelam) or alternatively blue (Nila), and water (jalam). India is the birthplace of Buddhism and as one of the oldest faiths followed, One of the holiest Buddhist sites is Bodh Gaya, where the spiritual life of the Buddha is commemorated and revered by devotees from all over the world. The History of…