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Bihar Uplands
• Sacred Geography:
• Pilgrimages:
• Bihar Uplands (Bihar):
- Gaya
► Gaya
(Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha)(Gaya district, Bihar)
☗ Bhashmakuta Hill → Janardhana, Mangal-Gauri Temple
☗ Ramashila Hill → Rama Temple, Rama Kund
☗ Pretashila Hill → Brahma Kund
☗ Brahmayoni Hill → Brahma Temple, Brahma Kund
☗ Prabhasa Hill (Rama Gaya Pahar)
☗ Gridhrakuta Hill
☗ Naga Hill
▬ River Phalgu flows
☘ Akshaya Vata
☘ Bodhi Tree
(Bihar Uplands)
(Vayu Purana)
- Lord Vishnu abides in Gaya as Adi-Gadadhara who stood on a Dharma Shila placed over the body of Gayasura (Vishnupad). Lord Vishnu also washed his Gada (Mace) after killing demon Heti in Gaya (Gadalola). Lord Vishnu abides as Janardhana on the Bhashmakuta Hill in Gaya.