Mulagandha Kuti Vihar

John 22 months ago

Mulagandha Kuti Vihar, Sarnath, built by Angarika Dharmapala in 1931, the founder of Mahabodhi society. The inside walls and ceilings are made with fresco painting depicting scenes from Buddha’s life. Towards the right there's also another place where under a tree a depicted statues of Buddha and his disciples are made.
It's a very nice place to visit, parks are there surrounding the main building to spend sometime, can visit with family, kids, friends and enjoy the shrine. The maintenance and management is not of a good level, cleanliness is of moderate level, security is not there, parking is not available, needs to be a bit more maintained.

Suresh Menon 22 months ago

In spite of the fact that this is the most recently built Buddhist temple & monastery in Sarnath, it is almost a century old.
It is a visual treat and a virtual feast for lovers of architecture. There is a Bodhi tree that has been grown from the tree in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, which in turn is said to originate from the very tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.
There are some beautiful frescos on the inner walls of the temple.

Ankit Kumar (Apex) 17 months ago

This temple is in sarnath and lord buddha gave first teaching here only under the tree. Very nice peacefull place. Inside temple who wall is painted in such a way that it describes whole life story of lord buddha