An excerpt from ‘The Master of Unfinished Things,’ by Geet Chaturvedi, translated from the Hindi by Anita Gopalan.

Gaya: The magnificent reclining statue of Lord Buddha ... Under the sacred pipal or Bodhi tree, Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) attained enlightenment and became the Buddha.

Under the sacred pipal or Bodhi tree, Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha ... Here, we have built India's largest Buddha statue, attracting visitors from countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Sri ...