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Gaya

[ gah-yuh, gahy-uh, guh-yah ]

noun

  1. a city in central Bihar, in NE India: Hindu center of pilgrimage.


Gaya

/ ˈɡaɪə; ˈɡɑːjə /

noun

  1. a city in NE India, in Bihar: Hindu place of pilgrimage and one of the holiest sites of Buddhism. Pop: 383 197 (2001)


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The first film in the series, Koi…Mil Gaya (2003), is essentially the story of Forrest Gump finding E.T.

I have met him several times at Benares, and also at Buddh Gaya, to interrogate him on religious points and devil-worship.

One should wish for many sons so that even one may go to Gaya, or celebrate the horse-sacrifice, or offer a nila bull.

In that quarter also is that best of hills called Gaya, which is sacred and much regarded by royal ascetics.

They then proceeded to Mahidhara consecrated by that virtuous royal sage Gaya of unrivalled splendour.

The gods have been so surfeited by Gaya with clarified butter that they are not able to take anything that anybody else may offer.

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