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News Entry# 272484
Jul 01 2016 (00:52) Pandas petition Prabhu's wife for renaming Gaya Junction.And a direct train to Pune from Gaya - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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News Entry# 272484   
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Jul 01 2016 (12:52AM)
Station Tag: Patna Junction/PNBE added by Gaya me Army Chief General Dalbir Singh/182720

Jul 01 2016 (12:52AM)
Station Tag: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus/LTT added by Gaya me Army Chief General Dalbir Singh/182720

Jul 01 2016 (12:52AM)
Station Tag: Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus/CSTM added by Gaya me Army Chief General Dalbir Singh/182720

Jul 01 2016 (12:52AM)
Station Tag: Gaya Junction/GAYA added by Gaya me Army Chief General Dalbir Singh/182720

Jul 01 2016 (12:52AM)
Station Tag: Pune Junction/PUNE added by Gaya me Army Chief General Dalbir Singh/182720
Gaya: The Gayawal pandas on Monday submitted a petition to Uma Prabhu, wife of railway minister Suresh Prabhu, demanding renaming of Gaya junction as 'Gayaji'.
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Jul 01 2016 (11:10)
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Gaya finds mention in the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana visited Gaya for offering PIND-DAAN to their father Dasharath.
In Mahabharata, the place has been identified as Gayapuri.
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About the origin of the name ‘Gaya' as referred to in Vayu Purana is that Gaya was the name of a demon (Asura) whose body was pious
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after he performed rigid penance and secured blessings from Vishnu.
It was said that the Gayasura's body would continue to be known as Gaya Kshetra.
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Jul 02 2016 (23:22)
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Mujhe asha hai ki Prabhu ji apno madam ki baat nhi talenge....!!
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Jul 09 2016 (23:15)
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Then why not Puriji, Allahabadji, Varanasiji..... And many more pilgrimage centers can be added to the list...
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Jul 17 2016 (17:50)
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Significance of Vishnu Pad Mandir
- Vishnu Pad Temple, Gaya is made by Queen of Indore, Ahilya Bai
It's constructed from Granite rocks in the years 1787.
This temple is Conviction & believed not only by people all over India, but also by Hindus staying outside India.
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Jul 18 2016 (06:00)
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Thanks for this beautiful info.....
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