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Mahabodhi temples held solemn prayers and rituals to honour the 241 victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash in Northern India

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On 13 June Friday Bodhgaya Bihar’s , In the aftermath of India’s deadliest aviation disaster, World Heritage Mahabodhi temple were held at honour the 241 lives lost in the Ahmedabad plane crash.

Buddhist monks gathered at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya for a solemn prayer ceremony and lamp offering. The crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, which struck the hostel building of B.J. Medical College in Meghnani Nagar, claimed 229 passengers and 12 crew members. Tragically, several people on the ground were also killed. Only one passenger is reported to have survived and remains in hospital care.

At the Mahabodhi Temple, the ceremony was led by BTMC chief monk Bhikkhu Chalinda, along with senior monks Bhikkhu Manoj and others from various monasteries. These acts of spiritual solidarity echoed across traditions of Buddhist offering a shared space for mourning, remembrance, and healing.

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