☗ Bhashmakuta Hill → Janardhana, Mangal-Gauri Temple
☗ Ramashila Hill → Rama Temple, Rama Kund
☗ Pretashila Hill → Brahma Kund
☗ Brahmayoni Hill → Brahma Temple, Brahma Kund
☗ Prabhasa Hill (Rama Gaya Pahar)
☗ Gridhrakuta Hill
☗ Naga Hill
▬ River Phalgu flows
☘ Akshaya Vata
☘ Bodhi Tree
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Adi Gadadhara Vishnu-pada Lord Brahma Brahma Sarovar (Near Mangal Gauri) Vaitarini Sarovar (Near Mangal Gauri) Brahma Kund (Pretshila Hill base) Lord Shiva Pita Maheshwar (Uttaramanasa) Matangeshwar (Matanga Vapi) Dharmeshwar (Dharmaranya) Devi Mangala Gauri Temple (Bhashmakuta Hill) Shitala Devi Temple (Uttaramanasa) Savitri Temple (Brahmayoni Hill base) Saraswati Temple (Phalgu-Saraswati confluence) Devi Sita performing Pinda-Dana with sand (River Phalgu) Sita Kund (River Phalgu) Ram Shila Temple Ram Shila Kund Sri Gautama Buddha
• Vishnu: Lord Vishnu stood on a Dharma Shila placed over the body of Gayasura in Gaya.
- Lord Vishnu washed his Gada (Mace) after killing demon Heti in Gaya (Gadalola).
- Lord Vishnu abides as Janardhana on the Bhashmakuta Hill in Gaya.
- Vishnupad Vedi Temple - Adi-Gadadhara Temple - Gadalola - Janardhana
Places of Pinda-Dana near Vishnupad Vedi Temple:
- Gayashira - Adi-Gaya - Dhauta-Pada
• Brahma: Lord Brahma establised a Yupa after performing the Yagna over the body of Gayasura. Lord Brahma also planted a Mango Tree. There is a Vedi for Kaka Vali in this place.
- The above place is the Brahma Sarovar of Gaya but the Mango Tree is no more there. There is a Vedi for Kaka Vali.
- Gaya also has a Brahma Kund on the base of Pretashila Hill.
- Gaya also has a Brahma Temple on top of the Brahmayoni Hill. There are two crevices known as Brahma Yoni and Matri Yoni. There is also a Brahma Kund before the peak of the Brahmayoni Hill.
- Bhashmakuta Hill has the Goprachara Teertha where Lord Brahma is said to have performed Go-Dana. There are hoof-marks of cows on a rock.
- Brahma Sarovar - Brahma Kund - Brahma Temple
Places near Brahma Sarovar:
- Vaitarini Sarovar
• Shiva: Gaya has many famous Shiva Lingas:
- Gaya has the Prapita-Maheshwara Shiva Linga near the Vishnupad Temple.
- Gaya has the Mounishwara and Pita-Maheshwara Shiva Lingas in Uttara-Manasa.
- Gaya has the Mangaleshwara Shiva Linga on the Bhashmakuta Hill near the Mangal Gauri Temple.
- Gaya has the Vateshwara Mahadeva Shiva Linga near Akshay Vat.
- Gaya has the Vriddha Prapitamaheshwara Shiva Linga near the north of Akshay Vat.
- Gaya has the Phalgishwara Shiva Linga near the Gayatri Ghat.
- Gaya has the Matangeshwara Shiva Linga at Matanga-Vapi.
- Gaya has the Dharmeshwara Shiva Linga at Dharmaranya.
- Prapita-Maheshwara - Mounishwara - Pita-Maheshwara - Mangaleshwara - Vateshwara - Vriddha Prapitamaheshwara - Phalgishwara - Matangeshwara - Dharmeshwara - Koteshwarnath
• Devi: Gaya has many famous Devi Temples:
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Mangala Gauri in the Bhashmakuta Hill.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Mundaprishtha near the Vishnupad Temple.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Sankata near the Vishnupad Temple.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Gayatri at Gayatri Ghat (River Phalgu) near the Vishnupad Temple.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Shitala at Uttara-manasa.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Savitri at the base of the Brahmayoni Hill.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Saraswati at the confluence of Phalgu and Saraswati rivers.
- Gaya has the Temple of Devi Matangi near Matanga Vapi.
- Devi Mangala Gauri - Devi Mundaprishtha - Devi Sankata - Devi Gayatri - Devi Shitala - Devi Savitri - Devi Saraswati - Devi Matangi - Devi Kamakhya
• Rama: Devi Sita performed Pinda-Dana to king Dasharatha with sand at Gaya.
- Sri Rama performed Shraddha of king Dasharatha at Rudra-pada.
- Sita Kund (Ram Gaya) (Bharatashram Vedi) - Rudra-Pada - Ram Shila
• Surya: Sri Surya deva abides in Uttara-manasa as Uttar-Arka.
- Sri Surya deva abides in Dakshina-manasa as Dakshin-Arka (Surya Kund).
- Uttara-manasa Uttar-Arka - Dakshina-manasa Dakshin-Arka
○ Gautama Buddha (563 - 483 BCE?): Sri Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh-Gaya.
- Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple - Bodh Gaya Bodhi Tree
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