The Trip To Bodh Gaya : Our Arrival ( Part 1)

Back in 2017 I remember me and my family took a trip to Bodh gaya . It was the month of June , the only month in school time which has created beautiful memories in my life otherwise school suck ! 
Our train reached there at about 4am in the morning . I jumped out of my seat ( I was given the top birth of train) with so much so enthusiasm. As the train whistled off . My dad had to hold my hand so that I would not slip while getting off . But still my hormones were unstoppable to explore the place . My mom was too tired so was my brother during the train journey . Outside the station , pandit g received us ( who would be doing all the necessary pooja for pind daan ) . As Gaya was famous for pind daan , we also went there for pind daan of my dadi and dadu . He took us to the hotel where we were supposed to take rest but as you've guessed about me , I was assigned to massage my mother's head ( I assumed it punishment for not sleeping 😜) . 
As the clock struked 12 , my parents got up and we were supposed to go for first rasam at pind daan but to my surprise we were taken to visit Buddhist temple not so far away from gaya accompanied by pandit g ( who was serving our tour guide as well ) . How cool was that . I was about to see a new culture , The Buddhist Culture . My father meanwhile started saying , " ye meri beti hai , mujh pe hi gayi hai . Mein bhi bhot excited hota tha but ab " and pandit g started laughing when my mother angrily gazed at him and said , " ha ... ha , mene hi aazadi cheen li na . Propose ku kia phle "  . 
" Coz I love you " said papa . While me and my brother laughed at it and pandit g remained mum .  Well we were first taken to a park where a big statue of Buddha is placed . It was so calming place . 
Many families were coming out from there . Then after taking a look , we went to china inspired Buddhist temple and Japanese Buddhist temple . I was so amazed seeing small stature people , with fair complexion and small eyes . Some saying they were Chinese , some were japanese and pandit g replied , " this is the Beauty of India " ..........

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