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Bodhgaya ENLIGHTENMENT Marathon is probably the first spiritual marathon in India. It is an extension of the already popular Lumbini PEACE Marathon which is organized in Lumbini -- the birthplace of Buddha every year on the Full Moon Day of March. Bodhgaya ENLIGHTENMENT Marathon connects most of the sites related to the life of the Buddha in Bodhgaya. The marathon track includes a section – form Dhungeshwari caves to the ancient Senanigaon and Senanigaon to the Bodhi tree – believed to have been walked by the Buddha himself in the last leg his meditation. According to legends, Sujata offered rice pudding to a frail Buddha who came down after meditating in Mahakala Caves for six years. After eating the rice pudding, Buddha crossed the Niranjana River and began meditation under the Bodhi tree where he attained enlightenment.Bodhgaya ENLIGHTENMENT Marathon offers you an opportunity to walk on the very path that Buddha walked.
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