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The entrance to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya in the eastern state of Bihar.
ST PHOTO: NIRMALA GANAPATHY
BIHAR – A row has erupted at a holy site in India, where for years Buddhist monks have prayed in front of a sacred fig tree alongside Hindus performing rituals for the peace and redemption of deceased relatives.
Hundreds of monks from different parts of the country are now staging a sit-in, demanding that management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya be handed to the Buddhist community.
