Tag Archive for: Bihar
Bodhgaya Student by Ryszard WierzbickiBodhgaya Student by Ryszard Wierzbicki
Bodh Gaya is the most sacred Buddhist place and pilgrimage destination of many Buddha followers. It was here under a banyan tree, the Bodhi Tree, Gautama attained Enlightenment and become Buddha, the Enlightened One. Around Bodh Gaya there are villages of local communities where children do their study in very basic conditions as shown on this photography. Even in such limited environment kids are properly clothed is student uniforms.
(c) Light & Composition UniversityA Bodh Gaya Boy by Ryszard Wierzbicki
Driving about 12 km northeast of Bodh Gaya to reach the ancient Dungeshwari Cave Temples, also known as Mahakala Caves; I met few times a group of young boys, this boy is one of them. They were crossing a shallow River. It is believed that Lord…
(c) Light & Composition UniversityAn Old Woman of Bodh Gaya by Ryszard Wierzbicki
Bodh Gaya is a holly place for Buddhists. However, it is a place where the roots of Buddhism are coming from. You still can observe a coexistence and mixture of Hindu elements with Buddha tradition. Poor people are an immanent part of the local…