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Mahabodhi temple dome inlaid with 280 kg gold

Mahabodhi temple dome inlaid with 280 kg gold

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

The Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as a World Heritage Site, shined as its dome was inlaid with 280 kilograms of gold donated by devotees from Thailand.

Digvijay slams Bihar govt over Mahabodhi shrine security

Digvijay slams Bihar govt over Mahabodhi shrine security

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday criticised the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar for keeping the security of Mahabodhi Temple in private hands despite intelligence warnings about terror attacks.

'Is there connect between blasts and Modi's visit?'

'Is there connect between blasts and Modi's visit?'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday stoked a fresh controversy with his remarks that the serial blasts at Bodhgaya happened a day after Narendra Modi asked BJP workers to teach a lesson to Nitish Kumar and Amit Shah visited Ayodhya.