Patna Museum Dadoxylon Fossil
Patna Museum Dadoxylon Fossil
Inside the Patna Museum, this well preserved length of fossil wood is laid out horizontally along the wall
Bihar
Bihar
Ajapala Nigrodha Tree
Ajapala Nigrodha Tree
It is no longer present, but a pillar at the Sri MahaBodhi Temple in Gaya marks the location of the tree under which Buddha spent the fifth week following enlightenment teaching about the equality of humanity
Rajgir Giant Banyan
Rajgir Giant Banyan
In the holy Buddhist and Jain town of Rajgir, a massive fig tree guards the entrance to the rocky hills
Golghar Tree
Golghar Tree
In the Bihar capitol city, a curious rounded grain storage silo, built by the British is nearby to a banyan with a Shiva temple.
Rajayatna Tree Surrogate at Bodh Gaya
Rajayatna Tree Surrogate at Bodh Gaya
Another ancient and immense Bodhi Tree next to the place where Gautama gained enlightenment, this tree can serve as a surrogate of the Rajayatna tree, under which the Buddha meditated following his epiphany
Nalanda University 8-Date
Nalanda University 8-Date
A strange, eight-branching mutant date palm can be found at the ruins of one of the world’s first universities, the Buddhist school of Nalanda
The Bodhi Tree
The Bodhi Tree
The world’s most famous pilgrim tree, this marks the location where the Buddha attained enlightenment, and is the destination for the Buddhism’s most important pilgrimage.